American Experience

History Series / 15 Seasons

American Experience, TV's most-watched history series, brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today.

52m 54s

We Shall Remain: N. Bird Runningwater

45s

Producing this five-part series took the hard work and collaboration of hundreds of people - from filmmakers and actors to historians and cultural advisors. Cheyenne/Mescalero Apache N. Bird Runningwater, a creative consultant for the series, talks about the emerging role of Native American filmmakers.

We Shall Remain: Chris Eyre

26s

Producing this five-part series took the hard work and collaboration of hundreds of people - from filmmakers and actors to historians and cultural advisors. Chris Eyre, Director of three episodes for We Shall Remain, discusses the complexity of Native American history.

We Shall Remain: R. David Edmunds

49s

Producing this five-part series took the hard work and collaboration of hundreds of people - from filmmakers and actors to historians and cultural advisors. R. David Edmunds talks about the representation of Native Americans in the series.

We Shall Remain: Annawon Weeden

24s

Producing this five-part series took the hard work and collaboration of hundreds of people - from filmmakers and actors to historians and cultural advisors. Annawon Weeden, a Mashpee Wampanoag, comments on the importance of the series.

We Shall Remain: Wardrobe and Makeup

2m 2s

Cassius Spears, a cultural educator for the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, describes the process that he went through working with the prop, wardrobe and make-up departments to prepare for the After the Mayflower shoot.

We Shall Remain: Nipmuc Language

2m 13s

David Tall Pine White, in costume for a scene depicting a meeting between King Philip and Rhode Island deputy governor John Easton, explains his role as language consultant. White also acts in the film. Though not a professional actor, he appears in a variety of scenes, including one in which he was wearing full war paint.

We Shall Remain: Shirley K. Sneve

36s

Producing this five-part series took the hard work and collaboration of hundreds of people - from filmmakers and actors to historians and cultural advisors. Shirley K. Sneve, the Executive in Charge for Native American Public Telecommunications, discusses the importance of the phrase "we shall remain."

We Shall Remain: Cassius Spears

57s

Producing this five-part series took the hard work and collaboration of hundreds of people - from filmmakers and actors to historians and cultural advisors. Cassius Spears, cultural consultant for After the Mayflower, discusses what the phrase "we shall remain" means to him.

We Shall Remain: Wes Studi

40s

Producing this five-part series took the hard work and collaboration of hundreds of people - from filmmakers and actors to historians and cultural advisors. Actor Wes Studi discusses the historical accuracy of the series.

Hurricane of '38 Preview

31s / TV-PG

As the storm made its way across the Atlantic and up the eastern seaboard, there was little warning. Radar had not been invented. The National Weather Bureau predicted it would blow itself out at North Carolina, but it didn't. No one had ever seen a storm like this.

Author Interview: Nat Philbrick

9m 5s

Nathaniel Philbrick, author of In the Heart of the Sea, talks about his interest in the whaleship Essex and the history of whaling on Nantucket. Hear more about Philbrick's historical interests and other works he has written.

Into the Deep preview

31s / TV-PG

The history of the American whaling industry from its 17th-century origins in drift-and-shore whaling off the coast of New England and Cape Cod, through the golden age of deep ocean whaling, and on to its demise in the decades following the American Civil War.

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