The Hidden Mysteries Of Ancient Native American Civilizations | 1491: Before Columbus | Timeline

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It's intriguing how connected they are with nature & knowledgeable about what it has to offer. I now see many people currently yearning for this type of insight & wishing they were connected like them.

I've lived in the u.s. for 76 years and have always felt cut off from the history of this land and people. I've known there have been great civilizations here in the past, just as everywhere.

It's really refreshing to watch this. It is the history of Native Americans that doesn't center around the invasion. It is also great to hear the native languages spoken in the scenes, unlike other documentaries where a British accented man explains Native phrases in a foreign accent. I have watched this 3 times thus far. I wish this was touched on in school. It was completely ignored until the European encounters kicked off.

The graciousness, excitement and well thought out trading amongst the tribes is so heartfelt to me.. I do totally miss that aspect of life.

We need a video on native med. made from the natural plants & herbs growing wild . My grandmother told me of many when I was very young.

Thanks for posting so much native American content lately! I'm really enjoying watching all these videos and learning more.

This is a beautiful documentary I shared with my parents. I've always been curious about ancient civilizations, especially those that were lost completely because they were also highly advanced. Most were destroyed by invaders with their texts and history. The loss of real history through time and conquest is sad. This documentary is very well put together, best I've seen in a long time. Great research.🙏

Though there may be exaggerations or possibly some pieces that are left out in this video, it’s a reminder that we should never look back at the past with scorn or the attitude of “so primitive” regardless of where in the world you’re describing. Our ancestors, from the first humans to the generation before us should be honored and revered as without them and everything they did, we wouldn’t be as we are now

Just have to leave a comment saying how informative this documentary is and how much I loved the use of indigenous people throughout the whole thing from the actors to the narrators. ❤

I love this program...I became interested in the subject of the indigenous people after reading the Journals of Lewis and Clark from the 1805 expedition of the "new lands" purchased by President Thomas Jefferson from France. In their journals, they speak of the VAST numbers of clans, or tribes, that they encountered from large groups "nations" down to small clans of 12 or so. AMAZING to read, because this information is not really taught in our "Western" schools...its a shame, because it is so interesting and wonderful...as any history of any people is!...yes, including the European history.

Beautiful documentary. Thank you so much for being mindful enough to allow this information to be conveyed through Indigenous narrators—such a refreshing take.

Key moments: 0:13 First Peoples of the Americas, 2:00 The Haudenosaunee Confederacy, 2:46 Tadada the Serpent Chief, 3:23 The Peacemaker, 10:21 Founding of the Great Peace, 13:24 Inca Empire, 17:48 Inca Hierarchy, 25:15 Hopewell Exchange Region, 31:31 The Vikings, 32:25 The Aztec Empire, 32:43 The Aztecs, 35:10 The Aztec Empire Tenochtitlan, 36:31 The Potlach, 39:02 Ceremonies, 39:16 Tea Ceremony, 39:54 Rituals, 50:09 Yarrow, 50:36 Sweet Grass, 1:00:25 Lunar Calendars, 1:02:37 Calendar Systems, 1:04:12 Wasp Star, 1:06:40 Aztec Day Count Calendar, 1:10:04 The Rosetta Stone, 1:16:14 Talking Knots, 1:16:43 Inuit People, 1:19:22 Sled Dogs, 1:19:36 Domesticated Dogs in the Arctic, 1:20:26 Snow Goggles, 1:27:11 LunarCalendar, 1:28:57 Water Travel, 1:37:29 The Inca Empire, 1:44:46 Egyptians, 1:52:55 Rock Art, 1:55:18 Petroglyphs, 2:00:04 Argentina's Cave of Hands, 2:01:25 Basket Weaving, 2:05:50 Earliest Pottery, 2:09:07 Pottery Traditions, 2:15:14 Totem Poles, 2:16:44 Oldest Masks, 2:24:34 Metallurgical Traditions, 2:25:41 Great Inca Road, 2:32:50 Inuit, 2:41:37 Cave of Hands, 2:42:15 Pictographs, 2:44:10 Petroglyphs and Pictographs, 2:52:39 Ecological Tapestry

So much history, never talked about or taught in schools. I loved this beautiful and informative piece. I am looking forward to more!

We're not taught this in the UK. It's all about Columbus! I was always repulsed by it even as a child! Appreciate this documentary. I've learnt so much! Peace!

This was SUCH an excellent presentation of not only geographic, but cultural, and spiritual information, about ancient peoples of the world! It was done with sensitivity and a sense of reverence. So well done. Thank you.(I can't wait to watch it again)

Wow! Amazing documentary! In my humble opinion one of the best I've seen so far this year! Thanks for making sharing the video there is so much knowledge experience expertise and information in everything! Keep up the great work! Peace love respect and honour

This is true history I was taught in the early 1970's. Gratitude!

Thank you for making a documentary that actually has our people telling our story and sharing our culture. Tlazocamati

Interesting that you brought up Finnish and the word we have for stone which is "kivi". I was just today reading about our mythology about giants that turned to stone and which now lie as the mountains of the North. Then I started watching this documentary and when I heard the Inuit language, I was amazed at how it sounds like some distant form Finnish. Very interesting. It really does seem the North was connected in prehistoric/pre-recorded times. And we have lost that knowledge in my country. They mainly talk about Greek/Roman/Mesopotamian history in schools and in literature.