The North American continent is approximately 160 million years old, yet in the United States, we tend to focus on what amounts to 3,300 millionths of that history, which is the period between 1492 to the present.
In this episode of the Ben Franklin’s World podcast, Kathleen DuVal, a Professor of History at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, asks us to widen our view of early North American history to at least 1,000 years.
Using details from her book, Native Nations: A Millennium in North America (Random House, 2024), DuVal shows us that long before European colonists and enslaved Africans arrived on North American shores, Indigenous Americans built vibrant cities and civilizations, and adapted to a changing world and climate.
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Ben Franklin’s World is an award-winning podcast. It’s for people who love history and for those who want to know more about the historical people and events that have impacted and shaped our world. Each episode features an interview with a historian who shares their unique insights into our early American past. It is a production of Colonial Williamsburg Innovation Studios.
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