Instructional Video7:03
TED Talks

TED: A new national park to reclaim Indigenous land | Tracie Revis

12th - Higher Ed
In a part of the United States with more than 17,000 years of human history, cultural preservation advocate Tracie Revis is working to turn the Ocmulgee Mounds into Georgia's first national park and preserve. This park would be...
Instructional Video11:16
TED Talks

TED: What makes someone vote against their political party? | Sarah Longwell

12th - Higher Ed
Our brains are hardwired to crave community and belonging — a tribal instinct that drives politics in the United States, says political strategist Sarah Longwell. She shares what she learned trying to convince people to vote against...
Instructional Video5:05
TED Talks

TED: How AI art could enhance humanity's collective memory | Refik Anadol

12th - Higher Ed
With data as his paintbrush, media artist Refik Anadol trains AI algorithms to visualize the disappearing wonders of nature. He gives a beautiful tour of his recent work -- imagery of artificial coral reefs, flowers, rainforests -- and...
Instructional Video4:52
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: The rise and fall of the medieval Islamic Empire | Petra Sijpesteijn and Birte Kristiansen

Pre-K - Higher Ed
In the 7th century CE, the prophet Muhammad united the people of the Arabian Peninsula through the formation of Islam. Over the next 30 years, caliphs conquered vast areas beyond Arabia, including their mighty neighbors the Persians and...
Instructional Video8:56
TED Talks

TED: The Axis of Evil Middle East Comedy Tour | Jamil Abu-Wardeh

12th - Higher Ed
Jamil Abu-Wardeh jump-started the comedy scene in the Arab world by founding the Axis of Evil Middle East Comedy Tour, which brings standup comedians to laughing audiences all over the region. He's found that, by respecting the "three...
Instructional Video11:11
TED Talks

TED: The (de)colonizing of beauty | Sasha Sarago

12th - Higher Ed
Beauty is about more than the body you inhabit -- it's a way of being that goes beyond genetics or societal ideals. Aboriginal writer and former model Sasha Sarago invites you to decolonize beauty, moving away from the monolithic...
Instructional Video4:16
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: A day in the life of an ancient Celtic Druid | Philip Freeman

Pre-K - Higher Ed
As the sun rises in 55 BCE, Camma lays two pigeons on the altar at the center of her village. She wrings the birds' necks and cuts them open to examine their entrails for divine messages. Camma is a druid. She conducts religious rites,...
Instructional Video17:19
TED Talks

The tribes we lead - Seth Godin

12th - Higher Ed
* Viewer discretion advised. This video includes discussion of mature topics and may be inappropriate for some audiences. Seth Godin argues the Internet has ended mass marketing and revived a human social unit from the distant past:...
Instructional Video9:26
TED Talks

TED: Whose land are you on? What to know about the Indigenous Land Back movement | Lindsey Schneider

12th - Higher Ed
Land thrives in Indigenous hands, and there are real, tangible ways you can help return what was stolen by colonizers from tribes across North America. Indigenous scholar Lindsey Schneider addresses the ill-gotten legacy of settler...
Instructional Video18:34
TED Talks

Phil Borges: Photos of endangered cultures

12th - Higher Ed
Photographer Phil Borges shows rarely seen images of people from the mountains of Dharamsala, India, and the jungles of the Ecuadorean Amazon. In documenting these endangered cultures, he intends to help preserve them.
Instructional Video5:56
Bedtime History

The Story of Sacajawea

6th - 12th
Come learn the story of Sacajawea, a brave young woman who helped lead the Lewis and Clark expedition across the American West. She was just a teenager when she joined the journey, carrying her baby on her back and helping the explorers...
Instructional Video5:17
Curated Video

What Is Shamanic Wicca?

9th - Higher Ed
Howcast - Learn about Shamanic Wicca from Wiccan High Priestess Phyllis Curott in this Howcast video.
Instructional Video15:21
Geography Now

Geography Now! NIGER

6th - Higher Ed
Male beauty pageants, in the sand with Uranium and hippos. There you go.
Instructional Video1:04
Curated Video

Man from uncontacted tribe filmed emerging from Amazon and asking for fire

9th - Higher Ed
Man from uncontacted tribe filmed emerging from Amazon and asking for fireSource: Various
Instructional Video5:50
Curated Video

Who were The Celts?

K - 5th
Who were the Celts? In this episode, we travel back to ancient Europe to learn about the Celtic people, known for their bold warriors, skilled metalwork, and deep connection to nature. We’ll explore their daily life, beliefs, and famous...
Instructional Video4:00
Curated Video

Zebulon Pike’s Expeditions

3rd - 8th
A video entitled “Zebulon Pike’s Expeditions” that examines the importance and legacy of explorer Zebulon Pike’s two famous journeys into the American West.
Instructional Video13:14
Curated Video

The Comanche Tribe | Native American History Documentary

9th - Higher Ed
A brief Native American documentary about the Comanche people. The Comanches played a crucial role in the history of North America. They were a nomadic tribe, fierce in warfare and had no equals when it comes to horsemanship. Known for...
Instructional Video9:42
Curated Video

The Jamestown Massacre 1622 | English - Powhatan Wars

9th - Higher Ed
The video covers events since the founding of Jamestown in 1607 in the English Colony of Virginia and Powhatan Confederacy territory until the Jamestown massacre of 1622.

It shows the ralationship between the Native Americans of the...
Instructional Video9:15
Curated Video

The Life Of Geronimo (Part 2 of 3) – Chiricahua Apache Wars - Native American Short Documentary

9th - Higher Ed
The second of the three part documentary about the famous Apache leader Geronimo. Today remembered as a Native American icon and a legendary warrior, originally named Goyahkla, Geronimo was born in present day Arizona near todays Mexican...
Instructional Video7:31
Curated Video

Comanche War Raids | Short Native American Documentary

9th - Higher Ed
The Comanche tribe were nomadic people of the Great Plains. They hunted buffalo and lived in the territory known as Comancheria, which occupied todays west Texas, a part of New Mexico and Oklahoma. In the 17th century they acquired...
Instructional Video10:47
Weird History

Things You Didn't Know About Atilla the Hun

12th - Higher Ed
Who was Attila the Hun? Attila the Hun is known as the most prolific killer of the Early Middle Ages. But the facts about Attila's life are much more complicated than that. Born into the royalty of a small but ambitious steppe tribe,...
Instructional Video10:51
Weird History

The Life of Geronimo

12th - Higher Ed
Perhaps if he’d been born a few years earlier, Geronimo would have lived out his life as an Apache chief, adhering to tradition and ensuring the safety of his people. As it happened, one of the most famous Native Americans in history was...
Instructional Video10:21
Weird History

Facts About Dr. Joe Medicine Crow, the Crow War Chief Who Fought the Third Reich

12th - Higher Ed
Wars are often fought by massive groups of people, but even in the largest conflicts, unique individuals like Joe Medicine Crow stand out. Joe Medicine Crow was born in 1913 near Lodge Grass, MT. Despite his family's long tradition of...
Instructional Video7:04
Curated Video

The Irish-Choctaw friendship

9th - Higher Ed
In 1847 the Choctaw, a Native American tribe, helped the people of Ireland who were struggling with famine. A friendship between the two nations was formed that is still alive today.