From Caves to Cosmos
Extended Interview: David Carrasco on Shared Beliefs
David Carrasco illuminates the similarities of the religious beliefs shared by indigenous peoples across the Americas. These similarities include sky worship including the sun and moon, the power of water, sacrality of trees, and human relationships to animal spirits.
Episode Clips
Extended Interview: The Earliest Cave Paintings in America
Anna Roosevelt dates the cave paintings in Brazil’s Amazon jungle to 13,000 years ago.
Extended Interview: The Importance of Names
Zuni elder Jim Enote explains how Native names for places provides important information.
Ancient Amazon Peoples
Ancient art suggests people have been in the Americas much longer than previously thought.
The Best Time to Paddle
The Chumash continue canoe paddling traditions to connect to their ancestors.
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