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Celebrate Native American Heritage Month with Twin Cities PBS

October 25, 2021

This November, Twin Cities PBS is pulling together some of our favorite programs that highlight the rich and complex culture of people indigenous to this land.
See our picks below and be sure to download the PBS Video App to stream most shows for free, or log in using your TPT Passport account to view them all.


The People’s Protectors

Four Native American veterans reflect on their experiences in the military during the divisive Vietnam War.

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Or watch using the PBS Video App


American Masters: N. Scott Momaday

Delve into the enigmatic life and mind of the Pulitzer Prize‐winning author and poet N. Scott Momaday.

Stream Now with Passport

Or watch using the PBS Video App


 

First Speakers: Restoring The Ojibwe Language

Discover how a new generation of Ojibwe scholars and educators are racing against time to save the language.

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Or watch using the PBS Video App

 


Reclaiming Sacred Tobacco

Reclaiming Sacred Tobacco depicts Minnesota’s American Indian communities traditional practices in an effort to promote a healthier lifestyle.

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Or watch using the PBS Video App


 

Jingle Dress Tradition

Ojibwe stories tell of the beginnings and the healing powers of the Jingle Dress Dance, a popular tradition throughout America’s Native communities. Produced with the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe.

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Or watch using the PBS Video App


 

Bdote is Dakota Sacred Landscape

The Twin Cities area—and all of southern Minnesota—is Dakota homeland. A series of sites along the Mississippi and Minnesota Rivers form a sacred landscape the Dakota call Bdote.

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Or watch using the PBS Video App


Native America

Native America is a four-part PBS series that challenges everything we thought we knew about the Americas before and since contact with Europe.

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Or watch using the PBS Video App


Coming Soon

Bring Her Home

Bring Her Home follows three Indigenous women – an artist, an activist, and a politician – as they fight to vindicate and honor their missing and murdered relatives who have fallen victims to a growing epidemic across Indian country. Produced by Leya Hale.

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Join TPT in celebrating Native American Heritage Month by catching shows all month long on TPT. Learn more about the national celebration here.


This article is part of the Racism Unveiled storytelling project with generous funding from the Otto Bremer Trust and additional support from HealthPartners and the Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundations.

Racism Unveiled is a multi-year, multi-platform, community-engaged and impact-driven initiative diving into the complex systems of inequality that directly affect the daily lives of Black, Indigenous and communities of color in Minnesota.

  • Otto Bremer Trust
  • Health Partners
  • Saint Paul and Minnesota Foundation

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