Native America

The Seneca faithkeeper on how the longhouse was constructed and what it meant.

An archaeology team work to uncover remains of a celestial calendar at Cahokia.

Harvard professor of Religion David Carrasco speaks on religion and Teotihuacan.

The Choctaw scholar reflects on the bitter chapter of history known as the Trail of Tears.

The history and mythology of Clan Mothers and continued female leadership.

A look at traditional Native American crops and agricultural practices.

Alan Hunt and Beau Dick share the real story of totem poles.

Marcus Hendricks continues the tradition of making Wampum beads by hand.

Zuni elder Jim Enote reflects on lessons learned from farming.

Beau Dick, the late great Kwakwaka’wakw chief and artist reflects on the power of family.

Hopi elder Leigh Kuwanwisiwma has learned many life lessons from corn.

Cahokia researchers uses new LiDAR technology to map the layout of this ancient city.

The Chumash continue canoe paddling traditions to connect to their ancestors.

Jim Enote uses ancient petroglyphs and contemporary art to recreate Zuni maps.

Ancient art suggests people have been in the Americas much longer than previously thought.

Archaeology reveals trade with Chaco, including chocolate and precious metals.

Illuminating the similarities of the religious beliefs shared across the Americas.

Discover the cosmological secrets behind America’s ancient cities.

Discover how resistance, survival and revival are revealed.

Ancient clues and modern science answer the question: who were America’s First Peoples?

Explore the rise of great American nations, from monarchies to democracies.

How the Aztecs used color to represent the aftermath of colonialism.

The historical and contemporary spiritual importance of Incan Huacas.

Why this magnificent structure is built at an angle to the rest of the city.

Archaeologists investigate Cahokian human sacrifice.

Valentin Lopez, of the Amah Mutsun, uses fire to save his peoples culture.

With help, the archaeologist finds evidence of the illusive Comanche.

Archaeologist Severin Fowles re-imagines Native religion as Native science.

Illuminating the extraordinary measures Aztec artists took to record their culture.

Horses continue to be an important part of Comanche identity and tradition.

In Peru, people still build traditional Inca grass bridges.

Resistance begun by Aztec builders continues through today.

Zuni elder Jim Enote explains how Native names for places provides important information.

Anna Roosevelt dates the cave paintings in Brazil’s Amazon jungle to 13,000 years ago.

The Choctaw scholar reflects on the ancient tradition of earthen mounds and mound culture.

Experience the fight of Native Americans to keep their languages and ways of life alive.

The producers and featured participants of Native America discuss making the series.

Donald Soctomah (Passamaquoddy) on the connection between his tribe and Catholic church.

Betty Osceola draws on Miccosukee teachings about protecting the world in which we live.

Arigon Starr is an award-winning singer songwriter, playwright, and comic book creator.

Native America explores the world created by America’s First Peoples.

Season 2 of Native America is a groundbreaking portrait of contemporary Indian Country.

Season 2 of Native America is a groundbreaking portrait of contemporary Indian Country.

Native innovators lead a revolution in music, building, and space exploration.

Celebrate the spirit empowering combat, games and athleticism.

Celebrate the Native women drawing upon deep traditions to transform our modern world.

The Halluci Nation performs "R.E.D.," "Stay," and "Sisters" in this extended performance.

Producer Dan Golding is surprised with 100-year-old recordings of his great-grandfather.

Manny Wheeler dubs Star Wars into Navajo to help keep the Navajo language alive.

Aaron Yazzie and TahNibaa Naataanii reflect on the birth of the universe.

Designer Jamie Okuma breaks down barriers between Indigenous and mainstream art.

Boxer Mariah Bahe fights for her dream of repping the US and Navajo Nation in the Olympics

Henry Red Cloud reimagines tipi communities on the Pine Ridge Reservation.

Donald Soctomah and Dwayne Tomah fight keep the Passamaquoddy language alive.

The Halluci Nation, an electronic music group, put a new spin on traditional Native beats.

Language expert Tom Belt translates some of the earliest evidence of Cherokee writing.

Manny Wheeler fights to preserve his people's language dubbing popular movies into Navajo.

The Comanche adapt the horse as a powerful ally in the fight to protect their way of life.

Many Native American peoples share a belief that they emerged from the earth.

Choctaw traditions link their mounds with their ancestors, corn, and the sky.

The Hiawatha wampum belt tells the story of the Haudenosaunee’s legendary founding.

The gods gather in Teotihuacan to sacrifice themselves in order to create the world.

A temple at the center of Cuzco, Peru, marks the place of Inca origins.

Sumac berries lend themselves for a lemony-earthy flavored spice or in a beverage.

Make a salad of all Native greens from the oak woodlands.

Learn how to make this staple dish, which is part of nearly every meal in a Cherokee home.