Native America
Explore the world created by America’s First Peoples. This four part series reaches back 15,000 years to reveal massive cities aligned to the stars, unique systems of science and spirituality, and 100 million people connected by social networks spanning two continents.
Cast
Robbie Robertson
Self - Narrator (voice)
Seasons
E1From Caves to Cosmos
Aug 24, 2019
Combine ancient wisdom and modern science to answer a 15,000-year-old question: who were America’s First Peoples? The answer hides in Amazonian cave paintings, Mexican burial chambers, New Mexico’s Chaco Canyon and waves off California’s coast.
E2Nature to Nations
Aug 24, 2019
Explore the rise of great American nations, from monarchies to democracies. Investigate lost cities in Mexico, a temple in Peru, a potlatch ceremony in the Pacific Northwest and a tapestry of shell beads in upstate New York whose story inspired our own democracy.
E3Cities of the Sky
Aug 31, 2019
Discover the cosmological secrets behind America’s ancient cities. Scientists explore some of the world’s largest pyramids and 3D-scan a lost city of monumental mounds on the Mississippi River; native elders reveal ancient powers of the sky.
E4New World Rising
Aug 31, 2019
Discover how resistance, survival and revival are revealed through an empire of horse-mounted Comanche warriors, secret messages encoded in an Aztec manuscript and a grass bridge in the Andes that spans mountains and centuries.
E1New Worlds
Oct 24, 2023
Native innovators lead a revolution in music, building, and space exploration. Native traditions are transforming life on Earth and other worlds.
E2Warrior Spirit
Oct 31, 2023
Across Native America, warrior traditions support incredible athletes and connect people to combat, games, and glory. Celebrate and honor the men and women who live and breathe this legacy today.
E3Women Rule
Nov 7, 2023
Native women are leading, innovating, and inspiring in the arts, politics, and protecting the planet. Native America explores the diverse ways they carry forward deep traditions.
E4Language Is Life
Nov 14, 2023
Celebrate the power of Native languages and the inspirational people who are saving them. Follow the revolutionary steps transforming Native America.
Videos
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Explore the world created by America’s First Peoples. This four part series reaches back 15,000 years to reveal massive cities aligned to the stars, unique systems of science and spirituality, and 100 million people connected by social networks spanning two continents.
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