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NATIVE AMERICANS IN UPSTATE NEW YORK

WMHT highlights the work, heritage, and stories of Native Americans in Upstate New York to dispel myths and oversimplifications about Indigenous people in our region and beyond.

21st-Century People

Haudenosaunee dancers and storytellers blend cultural tradition with modern flair.

Indigenous Upstate
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21st-Century People
Education and Community
21st-Century People
Iroquois or Haudenosaunee?
Education and Community
Iroquois or Haudenosaunee?
Taking Away from Our Culture
Education and Community
Taking Away from Our Culture
All the Colors of the Rainbow
Education and Community
All the Colors of the Rainbow
Feel Like I'm Back Home
Education and Community
Feel Like I'm Back Home
Haudenosaunee Beadwork: A History
Education and Community
Haudenosaunee Beadwork: A History
The Medicine Game
Education and Community
The Medicine Game

PBS' NATIVE AMERICA

Recent discoveries informed by Native American oral histories have led to a bold new perspective on North and South America – that through social networks spanning two continents ancient people shared a foundational belief system with a diversity of cultural expressions. This and other research is leading to revelations that will forever change how we understand Native America. The series highlights intimate Native American traditions and follows field archaeologists using 21st century tools such as multispectral imaging and DNA analysis to uncover incredible narratives of America’s past, venturing into Amazonian caves containing the Americas’ earliest art and interactive solar calendar, exploring a massive tunnel beneath a pyramid at the center of one of ancient America’s largest cities, and mapping the heavens in celestially aligned cities.