Spirit of the trees: living knowledge
Tribal members from Mashpee Wampanoags, Nansemonds, Pequots, Mohawks and others speak. They were among the first people to greet Europeans. These tribes were completely interdependent with the eastern forests, rivers, land and the Atlantic Ocean. Le...
A history of American Indian achievement: the golden age of ancient American Indians
This second program covers the years 1700 B.C. - 1000 A.D. During the classic golden age of American Indians, they built some of the world's greatest cities and adopted agriculture and the bow and arrow. This original, eight-part series of half-hour...
A history of American Indian achievement: the emergence of the American Indian hero
This seventh program covers the years 1883-1942. The first half of the 20th-century was the worst of times for American Indians. They were a vanishing race. Then something remarkable happened: four American Indian women made their voices heard in th...
A history of American Indian achievement: Plains Indians war
This is the sixth program in the series. From 1853 to 1890, the Plains Indians horse culture engaged the United States military in its longest conflict. This original, eight-part series of half-hour shows documents the history of American Indian ach...
A history of American Indian achievement: resistance and acceptance
This fourth program covers the years 1675-1805. In this program are the heroic stories of Indian tribes who attempted to protect their lands from European invasion ... And stories of how other American Indians found ways to live in peace and preserv...
A history of American Indian achievement: the great transition
This third program covers the years 1100-1621. At the closing of the classic golden age of American Indians, the Anasazi built their spectacular cliff cities ... The Iroquois League wrote a remarkable constitution that would serve as a model for the...
A history of American Indian achievement: American Indian renaissance
This eighth and final program covers the years 1969-2007. With their survival assured, American Indians finally had the opportunity to fully express their creativity. This program presents extraordinary men and women and their achievements in every ...
A history of American Indian achievement: American Indians populate the North American continent
This first program covers the years 12,000 B.C. - 2000 B.C. During the first ten thousand years of occupying North America, American Indians were the most accomplished Stone Age hunters, worked metal into tools and weapons, and created some of the w...
A history of American Indian achievement: the new Indian leaders
This fifth program covers the years 1811-1850. American Indian leaders with great vision make a valiant attempt to retain their culture and continue to live on their ancestral lands west of the Appalachians. Without these valiant efforts, it is doub...