SciShow
North American Inhabitants 30,000 Years Ago
Two new studies challenge what we thought we knew about the first humans in the Americas. Could people have been on these continents 10 to 15 thousand years earlier than archaeologists previously thought? Join Stefan Chin and learn more...
Wonderscape
Native American Tribes of the Northeast: Life in the Woodlands
This video explores the major Native American tribes of the Northeast, such as the Iroquois, Pequot, and Shawnee. It highlights their farming skills, fishing expertise, and shared ways of life due to the similar climate and natural...
PBS
Native American Heritage Month | All About the Holidays
Watch a quick video to discover why November is Native American Heritage Month. Engaging graphics and eye-catching sound effects detail facts from the origins of the holiday to how we celebrate during the month presently.
PBS
The Comanche and the Horse
There was a time when the Comanche controlled an empire in North America, and the heart and soul of that empire was the horse. Scholars use the installment of the larger Native American Sacred Stories series to explore how the Spanish...
Curated OER
The Pilgrims: Alliance with Massasoit’s People and the First Thanksgiving
Is the story of the First Thanksgiving actually all it's said to have been? Watch a video that sheds light on the event, who Samoset and Massasoit were, and what the First Thanksgiving was really all about.
Channel Islands Film
Cache
The excavation of a cache of artifacts found on San Nicolas Island, a part of the Channel Island chain, is the focus of a documentary that shows how archaeologists uncover artifacts and use these finds to attempt to understand the...
Channel Islands Film
Dark Water
Dark Water, a documentary about a traditional Chumash ceremony, launches a series of lessons about this tribal nation that inhabited the Channel Islands. The focus of the film is on the recreation of the Tomol Crossing Ceremony where...
Tom Richey
Tom Richey: Native American Cultures (1491 1607)
Engaging video by Tom Richey on Native American Cultures from 1491 to the first permanent colonial settlement at Jamestown in 1607. Mr. Richey uses maps and photos to illustrate his lecture on several Native American tribes from various...
Timelines.tv
Timelines.tv: The American West 02: Travels With the Oglala (1846)
Account of Frances Parkman and his journey on the Oregon Trail in a quest to find the Oglala is retraced by an historical researcher. [8:11]
PBS
Pbs: Indian Pride: Tribal Relations, Part 1
This video examines the relationship between Native American tribes and the United States federal government. Topics discussed include health care, justice systems, business opportunities, religious artifacts in museums, gaming on...