NATIVE AMERICA season 2 is a groundbreaking portrait of contemporary Indian Country. Building on the success of the first season, this four-part Native directed series reveals the beauty and power of today’s Indigenous world. Smashing stereotypes, it follows the brilliant engineers, bold politicians, and cutting-edge artists who draw upon Native tradition to build a better 21st century. Each hour reveals a core tenet of Native heritage and reveals the foundational beliefs and traditions that Native Americans carry forward in modern lives today. Series Producers Daniel Golding (Quechan Tribal Nation) and Jennifer Johns (Diné)
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NEW WORLDS - Native innovators lead a revolution in music, building, and space exploration. From a NASA aerospace engineer searching for life on Mars to the award-winning music duo, The Halluci Nation, transforming the New York City hip hop scene, to a descendent of a Lakota war chief fighting to build 21st century sustainable housing the Pine Ridge Reservation, Native traditions are transforming life on Earth and other worlds. Produced and directed by Boots Kennedye (Kiowa) and Pam Belgarde (Anishinaabe). Watch New Worlds on PBS.org now!
Across Native America, warrior traditions support incredible athletes and connect people to combat, games and glory. WARRIOR SPIRIT features Native men and women who live and breathe this legacy today. A youth-champion Navajo boxer builds on her great-grandfather’s code - talker legacy in the ring and the Marines. Pueblo communities unite, and run, to celebrate the expulsion of Spanish Conquistadors in America’s first revolution – a century before 1776. And a family seeks to overcome tragedy by fielding an Indian Horse Relay Team that competes in the big leagues. Produced by Pam Belgarde (Anishinaabe) with M.J. Rain Song (Taos Pueblo), directed by Boots Kennedye (Kiowa) and Daniel Golding (Quechan Tribal Nation). Watch Warrior Spirit on PBS.org now!
WOMEN RULE explores the diverse ways Native women are carrying forward deep traditions to better their communities, their lands, and the world. From fighting to protect vulnerable people across North Dakota and the nation to using music, theater, and comic books to revolutionize how Native people are shown in the media. And saving the Everglades through headline-grabbing activism to revolutionizing the world of fashion with wearable art and Native design. Produced and Directed by Paige Bethmann (Mohwak/Oneida) with Boots Kennedye (Kiowa) and Pam Belgarde (Anishinaabe). Watch Women Rule on PBS.org now!
LANGUAGE IS LIFE reveals the power of Native languages and the inspirational people who are saving them. From secret recordings used to reclaim stolen land, to Native-language Star Wars films, to cutting-edge technology used to decipher ancient Cherokee cave inscriptions Native heroes are using every tool to recover, revitalize, and restore their linguistic traditions. Their successes are changing Native America and the world at large. Produced and directed by Daniel Golding (Quechan Tribal Nation). Watch Language is Life on PBS.org now!
NATIVE AMERICA was produced by a team with Indigenous leadership at every level, created through active input from Native American participants and communities, and filmed by Emmy-award winning cinematographers. These aspects combine to create a depth of access and sense of up-close intimacy that is rarely seen on television. It is a series that was designed from the ground up to illustrate how, from the halls of Congress to the surface of Mars, the future is Native.
NATIVE AMERICA is produced for PBS by Providence Pictures.
Funders include the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the Anne Ray Foundation.
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