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Explore the rise of great American nations, from monarchies to democracies. Investigate lost cities in Mexico, a temple in Peru, a potlatch ceremony in the Pacific Northwest and a tapestry of shell beads in upstate New York whose story inspired our own democracy.
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Preview Season 1 Episode 2 Length 00:30 Premiere: 10/30/18

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Season 1 Episodes

New World Rising
S1 E4 Length 53:30 Premiere Date 11/13/18

Cities of the Sky
S1 E3 Length 53:30 Premiere Date 11/13/18

Nature to Nations
S1 E2 Length 53:30 Premiere Date 10/30/18

From Caves to Cosmos
S1 E1 Length 53:30 Premiere Date 10/23/18

Episode 2 Preview | Nature to Nations
Preview Length 00:30 Premiere Date 10/30/18

Extended Interview: Beau Dick on the Family of Mankind
Clip Length 02:10 Premiere Date 10/30/18

Extended Interview: Jim Enote on Lessons from Farming
Clip Length 01:57 Premiere Date 10/30/18

Extended Interview: Leigh Kuwanwisiwma on Corn as Teacher
Clip Length 02:30 Premiere Date 10/30/18

Extended Interview: G. Peter Jemison on the Longhouse
Clip Length 04:41 Premiere Date 10/30/18

Traditional Wampum Belts
Clip Length 02:47 Premiere Date 10/30/18

Totem Poles
Clip Length 02:24 Premiere Date 10/30/18

Corn is King
Clip Length 02:40 Premiere Date 10/30/18

Clan Mother
Clip Length 01:56 Premiere Date 10/30/18

Season 1 Official Trailer
Preview Length 00:30 Premiere Date 10/23/18

Season 1 Inside Look | Making Native America
Clip Length 02:00 Premiere Date 10/23/18

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From Caves to Cosmos - S1 E1

Premiered On: 10/23/2018

Who were America's First Peoples? The answer hides in Amazonian cave paintings, Mexican burial chambers, New Mexico's Chaco Canyon, and waves off California's coast.

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Nature to Nations - S1 E2

Premiered On: 10/30/2018

Explore the rise of great American nations. Investigate lost cities in Mexico, a temple in Peru, a potlatch ceremony in the Pacific Northwest, and a tapestry of shell beads in upstate New York whose story inspired our own democracy.

  • Sunday October 4, 2026 9:00 pm ET on KET2
  • Sunday October 4, 2026 8:00 pm CT on KET2
  • Tuesday October 6, 2026 3:00 am ET on KET2
  • Tuesday October 6, 2026 2:00 am CT on KET2

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