This program explores the many similarities among tribal nations, including a profound respect for nature, myth, and tradition; matriarchal governance; a communal lifestyle; a belief in an afterlife; and the use of pictographs, symbols, and patterns rather than an alphabet-based language. Also featured are brief scenes of re-created warfare: the French and Iroquois vs. the British as a part of the Seven Years’ War and the Sioux and Cheyenne vs. the U.S. cavalry at Little Bighorn. The Native Americans’ near-extinction—brought on by contact with non-indigenous peoples—is discussed, along with the renewal of Native American culture demonstrated by present generations. (47 minutes)

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