1491: The Untold Story of the Americas

Based on Charles C. Mann’s best selling book “1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus,” the 1491: The Untold Story of the Americas docu-drama series covers 20,000 years of history of Indigenous achievements in the Americas. More than 250 crew, 150 actors and 30 Indigenous scholars contributed to making the series. The crew traveled to Peru, Mexico, the USA and Canada and shot 53 days of drama and documentary footage.

The 1491: The Untold Story of the Americas series features more than 60 separate segments on such topics as agriculture, hunting, archaeology, architecture, art, culture, science, technology, governance, trade, languages and repatriation. The 1491 Channel subscribers will have 24/7 streaming access to the eight episodes, director’s cuts of drama scenes, expert interviews, world view segments and more. You’ll receive a monthly newsletter that includes interviews with 1491 cast and crew and updates on NEW discoveries about Indigenous history and achievements.

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