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The Ghost Dance was a spiritual movement amongst Native Americans that lived in the American west. It began at the end of the 19th century and had a massive influence for the Natives living in the area. It emerged at the time of the last...

A vibrant portrait of an age when Arabic enlightenment anticipated and inspired the European Renaissance, illuminated by its guiding figures and rivals, Ibn Sina and Biruni. In The Genius of their Age, S. Frederick Starr follows up his...

Mary, Queen of Scots was the queen of both Scotland (r. 1542-1567) and briefly, France (r. 1559-1560). Obliged to flee Scotland, the queen was imprisoned for 19 years by Elizabeth I of England (r. 1558-1603) and finally executed for treason...

The Mughal Empire ruled parts of the Indian Subcontinent for more than three centuries. In that time, it transformed India into what it is today. The Mughals came as outsiders from Central Asia who conquered India with steel and gunpowder...

Wakȟaŋ Wičoȟaŋ Šakowiŋ (7 Sacred Rites of the Oglala Lakota) with Hmuya Mani Rick Two Dogs ~ Oglala Lakota Wakan Iyeska. This sacred teaching material may not be used without the prior written permission of Hmuya Mani Rick Two Dogs...

Did you know that the Wars of the Roses only got that name over 300 years after they ended? This video is all about the dynastic conflicts between the Yorks and the Lancasters in the 15th century, now known as the Wars of the Roses. The...

A brief 7-minute video describing the Papal Bulls of the 14th century known as the Doctrine of Discovery and their influence on the foundations of the United States of America. Narrated by Mark Charles (Navajo)

Pope Francis is facing calls to rescind a centuries-old policy called the ‘Doctrine of Discovery,’ stemming from a series of edicts, known as papal bulls, dating back to the 15th century, which states that white European nations "discovered"...

"Lakota in America" is the third film in Square's For Every Kind of Dream series. See the other films at http://foreverydream.com. Genevieve Iron Lightning is a young Lakota dancer on the Cheyenne River Reservation, one of the poorest...

How do we still allow Americans to live like this? Now I’ve been to some sad places, and I’ve seen way more than my fair share of squalor. But the condition I saw in South Dakota in late July was truly appalling. I went to a place where...