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Native America

Native America is an acclaimed series that aired on PBS in 2018. The four part series explores the culture and history of America's First Peoples over the past 15,000 years. It is available from our AVON video collection using the links below.

Native America Episode 1

Native America Episode 2

Native America Episode 3

Native America Episode 4

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Other Video and Image Content

American Indian Film Gallery The AIFG presently contains over 450 non-fiction films that document Native lifeways from the Arctic Circle to Tierra del Fuego, with a large concentration on peoples of the Southwest.
Code Talkers
EDU Native American - Youtube Videos A collection of educational videos posted on YouTube. Please be aware that not all these video's closed captioning will be compliant. If you are choosing content for a course shell, please choose a compliant video or provide a correct transcript.
Library of Congress - Indians of North America Indians of North America: Selected Resources include maps, music and sound recordings, photographs, texts and webcasts.
Navajo Warriors
Our Fires Still Burn
A Seat at the Drum
TED ED: Native American - Lessons Worth Sharing Create and share lessons around any TED-Ed Original, TED Talk or YouTube Video. Please be aware that not all these video's closed captioning will be compliant. If you are choosing content for a course shell, please choose a compliant video or provide a correct transcript.
True Whispers
Wounded Knee: We Shall Remain—America Through Native Eyes On the night of February 27, 1973, the American Indian Movement (AIM) and Oglala Lakota activists seized the hamlet of Wounded Knee, and police cordoned off the area. Demanding redress for grievances, the protesters captured the world’s attention for 71 gripping days. With heavily armed federal troops tightening a cordon around the Indians, the event recalled the massacre at Wounded Knee almost a century earlier. In telling the story of this iconic moment, this final episode examines the political and economic forces that led to bringing the desperate conditions of Indian reservation life to the nation’s attention. It also proved that despite centuries of warfare and neglect, Indians remained a vital force in the life of America. Distributed by PBS Distribution.