Native Ed Videos

The Dawes Act of 1887 divided Native lands into individual allotments as part of a broader effort to assimilate Native people into American society. Learn how the policy transformed Native land ownership, weakened tribal control of land and contributed to the loss of millions of acres of Native land.

The story of Pocahontas is one of the most familiar stories in American history—but most of what we think we know about her is not supported by the historical record. Discover what really happened and how a very different story came to be the one most Americans believe.

On his way to becoming the greatest American athlete of the first half of the 20th century, and perhaps the greatest ever, Jim Thorpe demonstrated incredible perseverance in overcoming challenges that would have stopped most others.

The little known story of the Native American city of Cahokia and its role as the epicenter of the Mississippian civilization.

The story of how the sport of Lacrosse was invented and its role in Native American culture.

The story of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy and its influence on the type of government that was developed by the United States.