When Did Early Humans Arrive in North America?
Two recent archeological discoveries have blown scientists' minds.They'll blow yours too! CREDIT: SMITHSONIAN Nearly 100 years ago, in...
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Notes From The Frontier
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Special thanks to Oscar-Winning Dances with Wolves co-composer Peter Buffett for use of his spectacular music from 500 Nations.
Take a wild ride into America’s past.
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Powwows: An Ancient Tradition Still Thrives Today
Powwows are not only a symbol of cultural survival for the more than 700 tribes in North America, they are a symbol of them thriving in...
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Ghost Towns: Echoes of the Past
America—especially the West—was known as the Land of Opportunity to millions of immigrants and settlers from the East. “Huddled masses...
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Raising Chickens
Americans are returning to their farm roots. Backyard chickens are one of the fastest-growing hobbies in America. When I was growing up...
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How Much Wood Can a Woodchuck Chuck?
This child’s tongue-twister has probably helped to make the unassuming and laid-back woodchuck famous. But, as the riddle later...
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Wild Burros of the West
Wild mustangs aren't the only surviving living symbols of the Old West! Just as wild horses are a romantic remnant of the Old West, wild...
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The California Gold Rush
"Thar's gold in them there hills!" drove thousands to head West. But all that glitters is not gold... One of the great ironies of The...
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How to Build a Tipi
A tipi (also commonly spelled “teepee”) is the ingenious shelter traditionally used by indigenous people of the North American Great...
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Reenactors: The Passion of Re-living History
Many of us love history. But there are those who take that passion further. They actually live history. They fall in love with an era,...
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The True Story Behind The Revenant
One of my all-time favorite movies is the multiple-Oscar-winning frontier movie, The Revenant (meaning one who returns, especially from...
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The Most Famous Mustang in America
Wild mustangs are a national treasure, one of the last surviving remnants of the old frontier. Like the Native Americans who survived for...
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Earliest Native Americans on Film
Native Americans Have Fascinated Photographers from the Onset of Photography It is one of history’s ironies that just as the modern...
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The Endangered Black-Footed Ferret & Peanut Butter
Long before whites came to the New World, wildlife abounded across the North American continent and Native Americans drew from the rich...
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Sod Houses – Humble Homes of the Prairie
Once westering pioneers reached their destination, they had to build homes. Those homes reflected the available natural resources of the...
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Grizzlies-Lords of the Frontier
The most magnificent apex predator still roaming the wilds of the West. But it and its habitats are severely endangered. The tale of the...
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Whiskey in the Old West
One of the biggest reasons the West was so wild: unfettered testosterone and guns galore were fueled by an explosive accelerant--whiskey!...
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Last Prayer for the Old Ways— The Sacred Ghost Dance
A heartbreaking tale of Native Americans' spiritual grasp for hope and freedom. The Native American Ghost Dance movement swept across...
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Climb On Board & Drive a Stage Coach!
Ever wonder what it would be like to drive a stagecoach full tilt? This video clip from John Ford's famous 1939 Oscar winning classic,...
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The Magical Bond Between The Badger & The Coyote
The recent wildlife video (above) of a coyote playing with a badger has been taking Facebook posts and the media across the nation by...
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Sally, The Famous Civil War Mascot
View this wonderful video BELOW about Sally, the American Staffordshire Bull Terrier (Pit Bull) mascot of the 11th Pennsylvania...
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