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Native America

Season 2 of Native America is a groundbreaking portrait of contemporary Indian Country. This four-part Native directed series reveals the beauty and power of today’s Indigenous world. Smashing stereotypes, it follows the brilliant engineers, bold politicians, and cutting-edge artists who draw upon Native tradition to build a better 21st century.
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Schedule

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    Native America

    From Caves to Cosmos

    Tuesday
    Jan 27

    1 Hour

    Researching the identity of America's first peoples leads to Amazonian cave paintings, Mexican burial chambers, New Mexico's Chaco Canyon and waves off California's coast.
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    Nature to Nations

    Wednesday
    Jan 28

    1 Hour

    The rise of great American nations, from monarchies to democracies; lost cities in Mexico; a temple in Peru; a potlatch ceremony in the Pacific Northwest; shell beads in upstate New York.
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    Native America

    Cities of the Sky

    Thursday
    Jan 29

    1 Hour

    Exploring America's ancient cities; a lost city on the Mississippi River; native elders reveal ancient powers of the sky.
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    New World Rising

    Friday
    Jan 30

    1 Hour

    Examples of resistance, survival and revival are revealed through horse-mounted Comanche warriors, secret messages in an Aztec manuscript and a grass bridge in the Andes.

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