Aaron Huey's effort to photograph poverty in America led him to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, where the struggle of the native Lakota people -- appalling, and largely ignored -- compelled him to refocus. Five years of work later,...

From populist demagogues, we will learn the indispensability of democracy, says novelist elif Shafak. "From isolationists, we will learn the need for global solidarity. And from tribalists, we will learn the beauty of cosmopolitanism." A...

* Viewer discretion advised. This video includes discussion of mature topics and may be inappropriate for some audiences. Seth Godin argues the Internet has ended mass marketing and revived a human social unit from the distant past:...

The 40 or so muscles in the human face can be activated in different combinations to create thousands of expressions. But do these expressions look the same and communicate the same meaning around the world regardless of culture? Is one...

One summer evening in 335 BCE, Alexander the Great was resting by the Danube River when a band of strangers approached his camp. Alexander had never seen anything like these tall, fierce-looking warriors with huge golden neck rings and...

The greatest and most endangered species in the Amazon rainforest is not the jaguar or the harpy eagle, says Mark Plotkin, "It's the isolated and uncontacted tribes." In an energetic and sobering talk, the ethnobotanist brings us into...

David Logan talks about the five kinds of tribes that humans naturally form -- in schools, workplaces, even the driver's license bureau. By understanding our shared tribal tendencies, we can help lead each other to become better...

In which John Green kicks off Crash Course US History! Why, you may ask, are we covering US History, and not more World History, or the history of some other country, or the very specific history of your home region? Well, the reasons...

Come learn the story of Sacajawea, a brave young woman who helped lead the Lewis and Clark expedition across the American West. She was just a teenager when she joined the journey, carrying her baby on her back and helping the explorers...

The Vikings were brave sailors and explorers from long ago, and Leif Erikson was one of the first Europeans to reach North America—hundreds of years before Columbus! He sailed from Greenland and may have landed in what is now Canada....

The scientific method isn’t the only way to gain knowledge—Native people have been learning and innovating in their own ways for millennia. In this episode of Crash Course Native American History, we’ll discover the ways Western science...

Howcast - Learn about the biblical figure King David in this Howcast Bible study video with Reverend Dr. Timothy Coombs.

Learn about the history of a lesser visited national park, where Route 66, the Civil War and Native American culture combine, located outside of Santa Fe.

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Unlike many indigenous groups, the Calusa were not conquered by European forces but were ultimately undone by shifting geopolitics, British-backed slave raids, disease, and displacement in the early 18th century. While some refugees fled...

Did you know that a group of Native American nations joined together hundreds of years ago to form one of the first democracies in North America? In this episode, we’ll explore the Iroquois Confederacy—also called the Haudenosaunee....

Learn about Manifest Destiny, the 19th-century belief that the United States was meant to expand across North America. This video covers the history behind the idea, key events like the Louisiana Purchase, the Oregon Trail, and the...

Journey into the mountains of Peru to discover Machu Picchu, the mysterious stone city built by the powerful Inca Civilization. In this simple and engaging video, you’ll learn about Inca achievements in engineering, farming, and...

The Iroquois Confederacy, also known as the Haudenosaunee or Five Nations, was one of the most powerful and influential Native American alliances in history. Formed by the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Seneca nations (later...

Meet Genghis Khan, the leader who built the largest land empire the world has ever seen! In this episode, we’ll learn how he united the Mongol tribes and led his army across Asia, conquering lands and changing history. He was a fierce...

A video entitled “Zebulon Pike’s Expeditions” that examines the importance and legacy of explorer Zebulon Pike’s two famous journeys into the American West.

A brief Native American documentary about the Comanche people. The Comanches played a crucial role in the history of North America. They were a nomadic tribe, fierce in warfare and had no equals when it comes to horsemanship. Known for...

Wyoming and Colorado are two states that would appear to have many similarities. Location, physical geography, history and even their very shapes mirror each other in interesting ways. However, Colorado has ten times the population as...

The video covers events since the founding of Jamestown in 1607 in the English Colony of Virginia and Powhatan Confederacy territory until the Jamestown massacre of 1622.

It shows the ralationship between the Native Americans of the...