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Before America

Official Trailer | Before America

Season 2025 | 30s

New episodes Sundays Nov. 16-Dec. 14, 2025. Before America… is a five-part digital series reframing Revolutionary-era history through Native perspectives. Centered in the Great Lakes, it explores Indigenous resistance, memory, and sovereignty—where the fight for freedom truly began. Each episode uncovers hidden stories of women’s power, rebellion and the land that still remembers. A WKAR original.

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Watch • 5:17
Before America
Before America |The Painting That Lied to America: The Truth About Pontiac’s War
A 19th-century painting twisted Pontiac’s War—this episode uncovers the real story.
Episode: S2025 E5 | 5:17
Watch • 4:51
Before America
Before America | How Michigan’s Indigenous Nations Sparked the American Revolution
Michigan’s Indigenous history that helped spark the American Revolution.
Episode: S2025 E4 | 4:51
Watch • 6:02
Before America
Before America |Michigan’s Forgotten Women of Pontiac’s War
The untold story of Indigenous women whose power shaped Pontiac’s War and Michigan’s history.
Episode: S2025 E3 | 6:02
Watch • 5:07
Before America
Before America | The Lacrosse Game That Sparked a Native Uprising
A 1763 lacrosse match at Fort Michilimackinac turns into a daring Native rebellion.
Episode: S2025 E1 | 5:07