Weaving Grass Bridges
Season 1
Episode 4
About the Episode
In Peru, people still build traditional Inca grass bridges.
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Extras
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Season 1 Official Trailer
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Native America Season 2 | Extended Trailer
Season 2 of Native America is a groundbreaking portrait of contemporary Indian Country.2:47 -
Episode 3 Preview | Cities of the Sky
Discover the cosmological secrets behind America’s ancient cities.0:30 -
Extended Interview: Ian Thompson on Ancient Earthen Mounds
The Choctaw scholar reflects on the ancient tradition of earthen mounds and mound culture.3:35 -
Episode 4 Preview | New World Rising
Discover how resistance, survival and revival are revealed.0:30 -
Episode 1 Preview | From Caves to Cosmos
Ancient clues and modern science answer the question: who were America’s First Peoples?0:30 -
Extended Interview: The Earliest Cave Paintings in America
Anna Roosevelt dates the cave paintings in Brazil’s Amazon jungle to 13,000 years ago.2:58 -
Extended Interview: The Importance of Names
Zuni elder Jim Enote explains how Native names for places provides important information.2:36 -
Episode 2 Preview | Nature to Nations
Explore the rise of great American nations, from monarchies to democracies.0:30 -
Extended Interview: David Carrasco on Shared Beliefs
Illuminating the similarities of the religious beliefs shared across the Americas.4:24
