Native American historian Ned Blackhawk joins WIRED to answer the internet’s burning questions about the cultures and histories of the indigenous peoples of North America. Why were reservations established and who lives on them? Do reservations have their own laws and police? How did What was the infamous “Trail of Tears?” What were conflicts between tribes like prior to the arrival of Europeans? Did the United States ever lose a war with a Native American tribe? What was agriculture and raising children like in native cultures? Answers to these questions and many more await on WIRED’s Native American Support.
0:00 Native American Support with Ned Blackhawk
0:12 Reservations
1:19 Casinos
2:53 Map of tribal boundaries in the US
4:01 Navajo Code Talkers
4:40 The Trail of Tears
5:32 Andrew Jackson and forced native nation migration
6:48 Origins of the stereotypical native aesthetic
8:16 Powwows
10:00 The 1960s Red Power movement
11:46 Indian, Native American, or Indigenous?
12:17 Native agriculture
13:34 Native conflicts before European contact
14:12 Raising children in Native American cultures
15:26 Sacagawea’s journey
17:16 Did the Iroquois really use the “Seventh Generation Principle”
18:32 Boarding schools
19:47 Remembering Red Cloud
20:57 The trappings of sovereignty
21:53 Did the United States ever lose a war with a Native American tribe?
22:28 The (controversial) Native American Church
23:48 Population growth
Director: Lauren Zeitoun
Director of Photography: Ben Dewey
Editor: Richard Trammell
Expert: Ned Blackhawk
Creative Producer: Justin Wolfson
Line Producer: Jamie Rasmussen
Associate Producer: Paul Gulyas
Production Manager: Peter Brunette
Production Coordinator: Rhyan Lark
Casting Producer: Nicole Ford
Camera Operator: James Woodbury
Sound Mixer: Brett Van Deusen
Production Assistant: Shanti Cuizon-Burden
Post Production Supervisor: Christian Olguin
Post Production Coordinator: Stella Shortino
Supervising Editor: Eduardo Araujo
Additional Editor: Sam DiVito
Assistant Editor: Billy Ward
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Would be cool to see one of these on Alaska Natives. They have a whole separate fascinating history.
“In the 1980s, limited federal funds began eroding those years of growth…” that rascal Reagan at it again??
What they couldn’t afford to ask a Native American? Man I’m tired of mainstream media treating us like we’re extinct, like there is none of us around. It’s crazy how much of our history is swept under the rug.
It’s so fun to see a Wired video with Professor Blackhawk! He was great in the new Ken Burns’ Revolutionary War series!
We were forced& manipulated!!
Should have fought harder 🤷♂️
This is why trump is pissed & was exclud d
This was so incredibly interesting
so I have to look forlorn when talking about natives to be taken seriously?
I think they’re taking back their land one roll of the dice at a time..😂
Re:Trail of Tears. Pecan means nut. Not that specific nut. It is a legacy of the Trail of Tears because they didnt have a specific name for that nut because it wasnt native to their traditional territory.
This is deeply fascinating and tragic and makes me wanna learn more. Thank y’all for this video!
please have then on again!!
Neet Blackcock
This guy is so diplomatic
It is bad enough invading a country and saying “Ok! You aren’t using this bit, we’ll have this!”, but saying “get out of this area and move on! We want this bit too!” Is a bit out of order, to say the least.
8:48 – there is a Monacan Powwow that happens near Elon, VA. Use to go every year as a kid. However I think for a variety of reasons its not longer occurring which is sad cause I was excited to take my son.
Because the liars are not native. They are a lost tribe of gypsies=liars who can’t stand written history. Aren’t lies romantic?
For we, humanity, I believe the best take away here is the regrowth of First Nations individuals! 🥳🌎💚❣️
I’ve been to a few powwows and I can say dance competitions move me to tears/ there’s something about watching native people dance on native lands while appreciating the land and earth. Something everyone should experience.
It makes me very happy to hear that their populations have been growing!