Native Americans

PLACES

In a remote windswept part of Nevada lies one of the oldest and most mysterious petroglyphs in North America, a window into the deep prehistoric past.

THINGS

Archaeologists have uncovered an antler ice pick that sheds light on how prehistoric hunters adapted to glacial conditions in the unforgiving conditions of early North America.

PEOPLE

Whether you can speak a rare language in the U.S. or speak English as your first language and are also a speaker of one of these rare languages, they're an important insight into American history. Let's examine some of America's rarest languages, whether they're considered vulnerable, endangered, or safe, and how many still speak these lost mother tongues.

PEOPLE

The name Crazy Horse is engraved in American history—but few people really know this legendary warrior's tragic life story.



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