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Native America

Cities of the Sky

Season 1 Episode 3 | 53m 30s

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.

Aired: 11/12/18 | Expires: 12/07/24
Funding is provided by Partnership with Native Americans.
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Watch • 5:34
Native America
Language Protectors
Donald Soctomah and Dwayne Tomah fight keep the Passamaquoddy language alive.
Clip: S2 E4 | 5:34
Watch • 5:50
Native America
Navajo Star Wars
Manny Wheeler dubs Star Wars into Navajo to help keep the Navajo language alive.
Clip: S2 E4 | 5:50
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Native America
Language Is Life
Experience the fight of Native Americans to keep their languages and ways of life alive.
Episode: S2 E4 | 53:25
Watch • 53:15
Native America
Women Rule
Celebrate the Native women drawing upon deep traditions to transform our modern world.
Episode: S2 E3 | 53:15