First Peoples

Americas

Season 1, Episode 1 of 5

As humans spread out across the world, their toughest challenge was to colonize the Americas -- because of a huge ice sheet blocking their route. It has long been thought that pioneers -- known as Clovis people -- arrived about 13,000 years ago. But an underwater discovery in Mexico is forcing the story to be re-written. How closely related were the First Americans and today's Native Americans? It's a matter of huge controversy, focused on Kennewick Man. There are very few other skeletons in the world that engender such strong feelings.

Previously Aired

Day
Time
Channel
6/25/2015
5 p.m.
6/26/2015
6 a.m.
6/26/2015
noon
2/4/2016
4 p.m.
2/4/2016
7 p.m.
2/5/2016
2/5/2016
8 a.m.
2/5/2016
2 p.m.
2/10/2016
3 a.m.
2/10/2016
9 a.m.
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