The Worst Episodes of 1491: The Untold Story of the Americas Before Columbus

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   #1 - Origins

   S1:E111/8/2017

   We are introduced to indigenous creation stories; discoveries by archaeologists, geneticists, linguists and anthropologists about the arrival of various indigenous people that are believed to arrive via the land bridge from what is now Russia and Alaska and also via boat and sailing down the N. American coast, settling in many areas and then developing differing languages, cultures and customs.

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   #2 - Environment

   S1:E211/15/2017

   Indigenous people created significant changes to their environment through resource harvesting, farming, urban development, irrigation, controlled burning and deforestation.

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   #3 - Agriculture

   S1:E311/22/2017

   Maize from MesoAmerica, Potatoes from the Andes, biodiversity of the Amazon, Camus from the Plains, seal hunting of the Arctic, whale hunting of the NWCoast, Bison jumps and Fishing weirs.

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   #4 - Architecture

   S1:E411/29/2017

   Whether living a nomadic existence or in sprawling urban centres, Indigenous people created iconic, innovative and diverse architectural styles. Their homes and community structures fulfilled the needs and values of their society.

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   #5 - Governance and Trade

   S1:E512/4/2017

   Each Indigenous nation developed its own unique governance models to control their citizens and expand their territories. These systems ranged from patriarchal and matrilineal-based societies to complex political systems governing multi-nation empires. Complex trade networks developed to satisfy political, social and economic goals.

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   #6 - Science and Technology

   S1:E612/11/2017

   Early indigenous people in North America were using the number 0 before any other people, had mapped the planets and stars and had their own calendars and writing methods. We also see how the herbs and plants that they used often are utilized in our modern drugs, as in the Yew tree bears components in Tamoxifen for cancer treatment today and the Willow tree has acetylsalicylic acid for aspirin.

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   #7 - Art

   S1:E712/14/2017

   We learn about art in various native communities before 1492. We see their hand paintings and paintings of animals. We see the baskets that were woven and the pottery designs. We are shown the masks that were made and how they played a part in ceremonies.

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   #8 - Continuance

   S1:E812/18/2017

   We are informed about the indigenous perspective on cultural traditions and the concern about native languages becoming extinct.

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