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Native America
Extended Interview: Diana Magaloni on the Power of Pigments
Illuminating the extraordinary measures Aztec artists took to record their culture.
Clip: 11/13/2018 | 2m 52s
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Episode 4 Preview | New World Rising
Discover how resistance, survival and revival are revealed.
Preview: 11/13/2018 | 30s
Extended Interview: Burning a Forest to Revive a People
Valentin Lopez, of the Amah Mutsun, uses fire to save his peoples culture.
Clip: 11/13/2018 | 3m 23s
Extended Interview: Evidence of the Comanche
With help, the archaeologist finds evidence of the illusive Comanche.
Clip: 11/13/2018 | 2m 15s
Comanche Horse Traditions
Horses continue to be an important part of Comanche identity and tradition.
Clip: 11/13/2018 | 1m 59s
Weaving Grass Bridges
In Peru, people still build traditional Inca grass bridges.
Clip: 11/13/2018 | 3m 2s
Aztec Resistance
Resistance begun by Aztec builders continues through today.
Clip: 11/13/2018 | 2m 6s
Maya Blue
How the Aztecs used color to represent the aftermath of colonialism.
Clip: 11/13/2018 | 1m 8s
Episode 3 Preview | Cities of the Sky
Discover the cosmological secrets behind America’s ancient cities.
Extended Interview: Religion at Teotihuacan
Harvard professor of Religion David Carrasco speaks on religion and Teotihuacan.
Clip: 11/06/2018 | 2m 38s
Inca Huacas
The historical and contemporary spiritual importance of Incan Huacas.
Clip: 11/06/2018 | 2m 32s
Lidar Mapping
Cahokia researchers uses new LiDAR technology to map the layout of this ancient city.
Clip: 11/06/2018 | 2m 23s
Mound 72
Archaeologists investigate Cahokian human sacrifice.
Clip: 11/06/2018 | 2m 29s
Extended Interview: Ian Thompson on Ancient Earthen Mounds
The Choctaw scholar reflects on the ancient tradition of earthen mounds and mound culture.
Clip: 11/06/2018 | 3m 35s
Extended Interview: Ian Thompson on the Trail of Tears
The Choctaw scholar reflects on the bitter chapter of history known as the Trail of Tears.
Clip: 11/06/2018 | 4m 28s
Cahokia’s Celestial Calendar (Woodhenge)
An archaeology team work to uncover remains of a celestial calendar at Cahokia.
Clip: 11/06/2018 | 2m 13s
The Governor’s Palace
Why this magnificent structure is built at an angle to the rest of the city.
Clip: 11/06/2018 | 3m 7s
Extended Interview: Jim Enote on Lessons from Farming
Zuni elder Jim Enote reflects on lessons learned from farming.
Clip: 10/30/2018 | 1m 57s
Clan Mother
The history and mythology of Clan Mothers and continued female leadership.
Clip: 10/30/2018 | 1m 56s
Extended Interview: G. Peter Jemison on the Longhouse
The Seneca faithkeeper on how the longhouse was constructed and what it meant.
Clip: 10/30/2018 | 4m 41s
Extended Interview: Beau Dick on the Family of Mankind
Beau Dick, the late great Kwakwaka’wakw chief and artist reflects on the power of family.
Clip: 10/30/2018 | 2m 10s
Traditional Wampum Belts
Marcus Hendricks continues the tradition of making Wampum beads by hand.
Clip: 10/30/2018 | 2m 47s
Totem Poles
Alan Hunt and Beau Dick share the real story of totem poles.
Clip: 10/30/2018 | 2m 24s
Episode 2 Preview | Nature to Nations
Explore the rise of great American nations, from monarchies to democracies.
Preview: 10/30/2018 | 30s