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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The Halluci Nation Puts a New Spin On a Traditional Beat
S2 - 8m 45s
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. The Halluci Nation performs "R.E.D.," "Stay," and "Sisters" in this extended performance.
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Betty Osceola - Earth Protector
S2 - 5m 48s
Betty Osceola draws on generations of Miccosukee teachings about respecting all living things and protecting the world in which we live. She leads prayer walks to raise awareness of threats to the environment and to organize people to save the Florida Everglades.
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Voices from the Past
S2 - 4m 51s
Native America Series Producer Daniel Golding is at the Library of Congress’s National Audio-Visual Conservation Center to document the recovery of Passamaquoddy language recordings from 19th century wax cylinders but the team has also found something deeply personal to him. They surprise him with 100-year-old recordings of his great-grandfather singing in the Quechan language.
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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.
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Native America Season 2 | Extended Trailer
S2 - 2m 47s
Season 2 of Native America is a groundbreaking portrait of contemporary Indian Country. Building on the success of the first season, 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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Arigon (Super) Starr
S2 - 13m 57s
Arigon Starr is an award-winning singer songwriter, a stage and radio playwright, and the creator of the cult comic book Super Indian which she also illustrated. She is one of many Native women leading in the world of art and fashion, in government, and on the front lines fighting to protect Mother Earth.
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From Church to Memorial in Passamaquoddy
S2 - 1m 30s
Passamaquoddy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer Donald Soctomah visits an abandoned Catholic Church in Sipayik, Maine. His tribe has tried to reclaim the building but the diocese has refused. Regardless, the tribe has turned the church into a memorial for the many Passamaquoddy children who never returned from church-run boarding schools.
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Official Preview
S2 - 30s
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.
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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