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Haudenosaunee’s Legendary Founding

The Hiawatha wampum belt tells the story of the Haudenosaunee’s legendary founding and wampum’s power to heal. It tells of a warrior named Hiawatha who meets a prophet known as the Peacemaker. Together, with the help of Jigonsaseh, the first Clan Mother, they bring an end to war and create America’s first democracy.
Length 05:52 Premiere: 08/15/18

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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.

  • Sunday October 4, 2026 8:00 pm ET on KET2
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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
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