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The Best Episodes of Native America

Every episode of Native America ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Native America!

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Explore the world created by America’s First Peoples. This four part series reaches back 15,000 years to reveal massive cities aligned to the stars, unique systems of science and spirituality, and 100 million people connected

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Native America Season 2 Episode 3 - Women Rule
    8.8/10(12 votes)

    #1 - Women Rule

    S2:E3

    Native women are leading, innovating, and inspiring in the arts, politics, and protecting the planet. Native America explores the diverse ways they carry forward deep traditions.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Native America Season 2 Episode 4 - Language Is Life
    8.5/10(13 votes)

    #2 - Language Is Life

    S2:E4

    Celebrate the power of Native languages and the inspirational people who are saving them. Follow the revolutionary steps transforming Native America.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Native America Season 2 Episode 1 - New Worlds
    7.9/10(15 votes)

    #3 - New Worlds

    S2:E1

    Native innovators lead a revolution in music, building, and space exploration. Native traditions are transforming life on Earth and other worlds.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Native America Season 1 Episode 3 - Cities of the Sky
    7.7/10(32 votes)

    #4 - Cities of the Sky

    S1:E3

    Discover the cosmological secrets behind America’s ancient cities. Scientists explore some of the world’s largest pyramids and 3D-scan a lost city of monumental mounds on the Mississippi River; native elders reveal ancient powers of the sky.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Native America Season 2 Episode 2 - Warrior Spirit
    7.6/10(14 votes)

    #5 - Warrior Spirit

    S2:E2

    Across Native America, warrior traditions support incredible athletes and connect people to combat, games, and glory. Celebrate and honor the men and women who live and breathe this legacy today.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Native America Season 1 Episode 1 - From Caves to Cosmos
    7.5/10(47 votes)

    #6 - From Caves to Cosmos

    S1:E1

    Combine ancient wisdom and modern science to answer a 15,000-year-old question: who were America’s First Peoples? The answer hides in Amazonian cave paintings, Mexican burial chambers, New Mexico’s Chaco Canyon and waves off California’s coast.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Native America Season 1 Episode 2 - Nature to Nations
    7.5/10(39 votes)

    #7 - Nature to Nations

    S1:E2

    Explore the rise of great American nations, from monarchies to democracies. Investigate lost cities in Mexico, a temple in Peru, a potlatch ceremony in the Pacific Northwest and a tapestry of shell beads in upstate New York whose story inspired our own democracy.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Native America Season 1 Episode 4 - New World Rising
    7.5/10(30 votes)

    #8 - New World Rising

    S1:E4

    Discover how resistance, survival and revival are revealed through an empire of horse-mounted Comanche warriors, secret messages encoded in an Aztec manuscript and a grass bridge in the Andes that spans mountains and centuries.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Women Rule" is the best rated episode of "Native America". It scored 8.8/10 based on 12 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 11/7/2023. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "Language Is Life".