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People of the West

A 10-part documentary series exploring the untold stories, diverse voices, and historical developments that shaped the American West.

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A young Native man with black face paint and a shell bead necklace looks out against an open sky, in a scene from People of the West. Native women and girls in fur and hide clothing stand together in a forest, one holding a bundle wrapped in a blanket, in a scene from People of the West. Native girl in bob haircut in Native Boarding school attire. A young Native man with long hair, a nose piercing, and a cut on his forehead stares intently, in a scene from People of the West.
A Native elder in a black wide-brimmed hat, with long graying hair, gazes out across dry hills, in a scene from People of the West. Three Native men in grass skirts sit on a rocky shoreline as an elder with long white hair gestures toward the water, in a scene from People of the West. Two Native elders with long white hair touch foreheads in a village of thatched dwellings, in a scene from People of the West. A Native leader in a tall black feather headdress with a nose piercing stares ahead on a shoreline as a man holding a wooden staff stands behind him, in a scene from People of the West. A Native elder in a fur cloak, with long dark hair and a nose piercing, stands firm as a man in a hat points a rifle beside him, in a scene from People of the West.
A Native woman in a mustard cardigan speaks with a worried expression, in a scene from People of the West. A Native woman with long dark hair and hoop earrings smiles in a crowd, in a scene from People of the West. A young Native man in a headband holds up a paint can beside the Alcatraz Island sign repainted with “Indian,” in a scene from Episode 8 of People of the West. A Native woman wearing a large beaded medallion and beaded earrings stands in a farm field at sunset, in People of the West. Tribal Elder Reggie Pagaling in a cap and vest speaks in People of the West.

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