TPT Celebrates Native American Heritage Month
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.
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The People's Protectors Four Native American veterans reflect on their experiences in the military during the divisive Vietnam War. TPT 2 Sunday, November 21, 3 p.m.
Reclaiming Sacred Tobacco Depicting Minnesota’s American Indian communities traditional practices in an effort to promote a healthier lifestyle. Stream online and with the PBS Video App tpt.org/reclaiming-sacred-tobacco
American Masters: N. Scott Momaday
Delve into the enigmatic life and mind of the Pulitzer Prize-winning author and poet N. Scott Momaday. TPT 2 Sunday, November 14, 5:30 p.m. First Speakers: Restoring The Ojibwe Language Discover how a new generation of Ojibwe scholars and educators are racing against time to save the language. TPT 2 Sunday, November 14, 3 p.m.
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. Stream online and with the PBS Video App tpt.org/the-jingle-dress-tradition 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. Stream online and with the PBS Video App tpt.org/sacred-minnesota
Coming to TPT in 2022
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. Watch the trailer at tpt.org/bringherhome
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