60 minSeason 2 • Episode 4
LatestCelebrate the power of Native languages and the inspirational people who are saving them. Follow the revolutionary steps transforming Native America.
Explore the world created by America’s First Peoples. This four part series reaches back 15,000 years to reveal massive cities aligned to the stars, unique systems of science and spirituality, and 100 million people connected by social networks spanning two continents.
Cinematography
Sweeping aerials of ancient sites that'll wreck your worldview
Score
Robbie Robertson's haunting soundtrack, obviously
Production
Native voices telling Native stories, revolutionary concept
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made with Native producers and communities, not the usual anthropological gaze. Gary Glassman spent years building trust with tribal councils for access to sacred sites and oral histories rarely shared with outsiders.
The laser LiDAR reveal of hidden Mayan cities under jungle canopy became headline news and fundamentally shifted archaeological funding priorities toward non-invasive survey techniques.
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