Language Is Life
Celebrate the power of Native languages and the inspirational people who are saving them. From secret recordings to "Star Wars" films dubbed in Navajo, follow the revolutionary steps transforming Native America.
Episodes
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Language Is Life
S2 E4 - 53m 25s
Celebrate the power of Native languages and the inspirational people who are saving them. From secret recordings to "Star Wars" films dubbed in Navajo, follow the revolutionary steps transforming Native America.
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Women Rule
S2 E3 - 53m 15s
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 to better their communities, their lands, and the world.
Extras + Features
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Episode 4 Preview | Language Is Life
S2 E4 - 30s
Celebrate the power of Native languages and the inspirational people who are saving them. From secret recordings to "Star Wars" films dubbed in Navajo, follow the revolutionary steps transforming Native America.
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Navajo Star Wars
S2 E4 - 5m 50s
May the Fourth is a special night at the West Winds Drive-In in Glendale Arizona where Manny Wheeler is screening Star Wars, dubbed into Navajo. It's one of many innovative ways of preserving Native languages.
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Language Protectors
S2 E4 - 5m 34s
Donald Soctomah and Dwayne Tomah are on a mission to keep the Passamaquoddy language alive and get back stolen land. They will be aided by a remarkable discovery - 130-year-old recordings on wax cylinders.
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Episode 3 Preview | Women Rule
S2 E3 - 30s
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 to better their communities, their lands, and the world.
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Fashion Forever
S2 E3 - 5m 1s
By embracing her Native identity, Jamie Okuma is breaking down the barriers between Indigenous and mainstream art. Jamie’s work is both high fashion and fine art. Her boots and clothing can be found in the pages of fashion magazines, in major museums, and on the red carpet.
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Episode 2 Preview | Warrior Spirit
S2 E2 - 30s
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.
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Going for Gold
S2 E2 - 5m 11s
18-year-old Mariah Bahe, seven time national amateur boxing champion, taps into warrior spirit to achieve her dream of serving in the military and representing the US and Navajo Nation in the Olympics.
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Solar Warrior
S2 E1 - 5m 31s
Henry Red Cloud is creating a sustainable solar powered housing for the Lakota Pine Ridge Reservation using modern materials but based on the design of traditional tipi communities.
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Episode 1 Preview | New Worlds
S2 E1 - 30s
Native innovators lead a revolution in music, building, and space exploration. From the surface of Mars to the New York City hip hop scene to the Pine Ridge Reservation, Native traditions are transforming life on Earth and other worlds.
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Halluci Nation Rocks Brooklyn
S2 E1 - 4m 13s
In a club in Brooklyn, Bear Witness and Tim 2oolman Hill, the duo behind The Halluci Nation, an electronic music group, are putting a new spin on a traditional beat and taking power over how they represent themselves and Indigenous people.
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Spider Woman on Mars
S2 E1 - 4m 40s
NASA engineer Aaron Yazzie and Navajo master weaver TahNibaa Naataanii reflect on the role of weaving in the birth of the universe at the place where it all began: Spider Rock, a holy monument at the heart of sacred Canyon de Chelly.
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The First Frybread Western
S2 - 3m 59s
Manny Wheeler fights to preserve his people's language by dubbing popular movies like "Star Wars" into Navajo. In looking for their next project, he and his partners turn to westerns, a genre that has a history of misrepresenting Native peoples as primitive, vicious, and violent. "A Fistful of Dollars," the film that launched the Spaghetti Western is about to become the first Frybread Western.
Schedule
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Native America
New Worlds
Thursday
Nov 21
1 Hour
Native innovators lead a revolution in music, building and space exploration, from the surface of Mars to the New York hip-hop scene to the Pjn Ridge reservation. -
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Native America
New Worlds
Friday
Nov 22
1 Hour
Native innovators lead a revolution in music, building and space exploration, from the surface of Mars to the New York hip-hop scene to the Pjn Ridge reservation. -
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Native America
Women Rule
Saturday
Nov 23
1 Hour
The diverse ways that Native women carry forward deep traditions to better their communities, lands and the world. -
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Native America
Language Is Life
Saturday
Nov 23
1 Hour
The power of Native languages and the inspirational people who save them, from secret recordings to Star Wars films dubbed in Navajo. -
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Native America
Women Rule
Sunday
Nov 24
1 Hour
The diverse ways that Native women carry forward deep traditions to better their communities, lands and the world. -
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Native America
Language Is Life
Sunday
Nov 24
1 Hour
The power of Native languages and the inspirational people who save them, from secret recordings to Star Wars films dubbed in Navajo. -
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Native America
New Worlds
Monday
Nov 25
56 Minutes
Native innovators lead a revolution in music, building and space exploration, from the surface of Mars to the New York hip-hop scene to the Pjn Ridge reservation. -
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Native America
New Worlds
Monday
Nov 25
1 Hour
Native innovators lead a revolution in music, building and space exploration, from the surface of Mars to the New York hip-hop scene to the Pjn Ridge reservation. -
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Native America
Warrior Spirit
Thursday
Nov 28
1 Hour
Warrior traditions support athletes and connect people to combat, games and glory across Native America. -
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Native America
Warrior Spirit
Friday
Nov 29
1 Hour
Warrior traditions support athletes and connect people to combat, games and glory across Native America. -
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Native America
Monday
Dec 2
1 Hour
Combining history and science with living indigenous traditions to bring to life the world created by America's native peoples. -
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Native America
Monday
Dec 2
1 Hour
Combining history and science with living indigenous traditions to bring to life the world created by America's native peoples. -
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Native America
Thursday
Dec 5
1 Hour
Combining history and science with living indigenous traditions to bring to life the world created by America's native peoples. -
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Native America
Friday
Dec 6
1 Hour
Combining history and science with living indigenous traditions to bring to life the world created by America's native peoples.
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