What is the true meaning of the 4th of July and American independence? This special episode of A People’s History of Native America argues that the 4th of July’s roots are further from patriotism and closer to propaganda. Rather than independence, this day represents the centuries-long seizure and ethnic cleansing […]
Take our audience survey here: https://to.pbs.org/2025SurveyITM After the Revolutionary War, the U.S. was drowning in debt. To pay it off, it sold Native land it didn’t control. This is the story of how a powerful Native alliance fought back, slowing America’s westward expansion in a war forgotten by history. 00:00 […]
The Girl Scout Murders have garnered national attention through features on true crime documentaries. The case remains especially compelling, as it remains unsolved nearly 50 years later. Join host Levi Rickert for an episode of Native Bidaské, featuring Gary Pitchland, the Choctaw attorney who defended Gene Leroy Hart in one […]
Through the Association on American Indian Affairs, Roy Melendez and Shannon O’Loughlin bring Indian country news, culture, law, policy, controversy, humor and Native people from next door. Today’s guest is Kim Mettler who is a citizen of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, and CEO of Heart River Coaching who […]
The biggest political mistakes of both the past and present are debated ceaselessly, but governance-related blunders aren’t the only miscalculations that can change the world. In fact, some of the biggest mistakes in American history were unrelated to politics. Important and impactful gaffes can occur in any field – including […]
This is a clip from the “Purchase of Manhattan” concert opera held November 20 at the Marble Collegiate Church in New York City. This scene depicts the arrival of the Dutch.
This is a clip from the “Purchase of Manhattan” concert opera held November 20 at Marble Collegiate Church in New York City. This scene shows the Dutch deciding on trying to purchase the island for 60 guilders.
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PBS Member Stations rely on viewers like you. To support your local station, go to http://to.pbs.org/DonateORIG ↓ More info and sources below ↓ Laws are intended to maintain order and promote justice, but what happens when those laws promote and spread discrimination and bigotry? Today Danielle analyzes the discriminatory history […]
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