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11/8 - STEM
11/9 - Stars
11/10 - Sesame Street
11/11 - Veterans Day
11/12 - Immigrants
11/13 - Lions
11/14 - McCarthyism

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Monday - November 8

people protectors

THE PEOPLE'S PROTECTORS
Monday, 11/8 from 7-8 pm NH WORLD
Meet four Native American veterans who reflect on their experiences in the military during the Vietnam War and how their communities helped them carry their warrior legacy, even as they struggled with their relationship to the U.S. government. THE PEOPLE'S PROTECTORS Streaming Video

WARRIOR TRADITION

WARRIOR TRADITION
Monday, 11/8 from 8-9 pm NH WORLD
Learn the heartbreaking, inspiring and largely untold story of Native Americans in the United States military. This film relates the stories of Native American warriors from their own points of view -- stories of service, pain, courage and fear. WARRIOR TRADITION Streaming Video

Independent Lens

INDEPENDENT LENS - Ferguson Rises
Monday, 11/8 from 10-11:30 pm NHPBS
Michael Brown Sr.'s son was killed in 2014 by white police officer Darren Wilson, an event that fueled the global Black Lives Matter movement. But his personal story seeking justice and healing has not been told until now. INDEPENDENT LENS Streaming Video


TUESDAY - November 9

America Reframed
AMERICA REFRAMED - Blood Memory
Tuesday, 11/9 from 8-9 pm NH WORLD
For Sandy White Hawk, the story of America's Indian Adoption Era is not one of saving children but of destroying families and tribes. As an adoption survivor, Sandy sets out to reclaim the missing pieces of her stolen past and discovers that her's was not an isolated case. Blood Memory explores the communal healing that is sparked by the return of this stolen generation, as Sandy helps organize the first annual Welcome Home Ceremony in the community from which she was removed over 60 years ago. AMERICA REFRAMED Streaming Videos

unspoken
UNSPOKEN: AMERICA'S NATIVE AMERICAN BOARDING SCHOOLS
Tuesday, 11/9 from 9-10 pm NH WORLD
"Unspoken" looks at a dark chapter of American history, the federal Indian boarding school system. The goal was total assimilation into Anglo civilization at the cost of Native American culture, tradition, and language. The film story starts with pre-history and comes full circle to modern day. Much of the film is told in first person Native American voice by the people who continue to live it.

American Veteran
AMERICAN VETERAN - The Return
Tuesday, 11/9 from 9-10 pm NHPBS
Hollywood war stories seem to end with the hero's triumphant return, but in reality, the road back to civilian life is often less certain. Hosted by actor, Vietnam War veteran and Native American activist Wes Studi. AMERICAN VETERAN Streaming Video

frontline
FRONTLINE - Pandora Papers
Tuesday, 11/9 from 10-11 pm NHPBS
A huge leak reveals hidden assets and deals of the wealthy and powerful. With the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, secret finance overseas and in the U.S. Also, with Retro Report, the legacy of a 1981 massacre in El Salvador. FRONTLINE Streaming Video


WEDNESDAY - November 10

Nature
NATURE - Born in the Rockies: First Steps
Wednesday, 11/10 from 8-9 pm NHPBS
From early spring to late summer, follow new animal mothers through the trials of raising a family in the Rocky Mountains. Cranes migrate north to give birth, a bison mother protects her lambs from threats and young mountain goats learn to climb. NATURE Streaming Video

nova
NOVA - Universe Revealed - Alien Worlds
Wednesday, 11/10 from 9-10 pm NHPBS
It’s an age-old question: are we alone? Or do other lifeforms and intelligences thrive on worlds far beyond our own? Ultra-sensitive telescopes and dogged detective work are transforming alien planet-hunting from science fiction into hard fact. Join NOVA on a visit to exotic worlds orbiting distant suns, from puffy planets with the density of Styrofoam to thousand-degree, broiling gas giants. NOVA Streaming Video

SECRETS OF THE DEAD
SECRETS OF THE DEAD - Hindenburg's Fatal Flaws
Wednesday, 11/10 from 10-11 pm NHPBS
A fresh look at the science and conditions surrounding the Hindenburg explosion reveals 10 particular flaws that directly led to the infamous disaster in 1937. SECRETS OF THE DEAD Streaming Video


THURSDAY - November 11

chasingvoices
OUR HOMETOWN ASHLAND
Thursday, 11/11 from 8-8:30 pm NHPBS
Ashland, NH sits along the Squam and Pemigewasset Rivers and, in its heyday, boasted several mills. Host Rebecca Rule discovers stories about covered bridges, a one-of-a-kind guitar shop owner and a farm stand that helps to define this vibrant community. OUR HOMETOWN Streaming Video

SECRETS OF THE DEAD
FIRST LANGUAGE: THE RACE TO SAVE CHEROKEE
Thursday, 11/11 from 8-9 pm NH WORLD
Around fourteen thousand Cherokee remain in their ancestral homeland in the mountains of North Carolina, but few among them still speak their native language, and no children are learning the language at home. The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is now fighting to revitalize the language and come to terms with their native heritage in the context of the modern United States. SECRETS OF THE DEAD Streaming Video



FRIDAY - November 12

Great Performances
GREAT PERFORMANCES - A John Williams Premiere at Tanglewood
Friday, 11/12 from 9-10:30 pm NHPBS
Experience a concert of works by legendary composer John Williams from Boston Symphony Orchestra's summer home at Tanglewood including Williams' new violin concerto performed by virtuoso Anne-Sophie Mutter and other works conducted by Andris Nelsons. GREAT PERFORMANCES Streaming Video



SATURDAY - November 13

Independent Lens

INDEPENDENT LENS - Conscience Point
Monday, 11/13 from 9-10:30 pm NH WORLD
 A golf club built atop a sacred burial ground triggers a woman's relentless fight to protect her tribe from the onslaughts of development. . INDEPENDENT LENS Streaming Video


SUNDAY - November 14

scigirls
SCIGIRLS - Super Sensors
Sunday, 11/14 from 9-9:30 am NHPBS
Inspired by high-tech NASA sensor technology, Rihighna and her friends design and code wildlife cameras to capture images of the animals in their neighborhood. SciGirls Streaming Video in English and Spanish

Nature
NATURE - Snow Bears
Sunday, 11/14 from 1-2 pm NHPBS
Set against the magical backdrop of the Arctic, NATURE "Snow Bears" is a dramatized story based on the extraordinary adventures and life-changing journey of newborn polar bear cubs as they leave the safety of their den for the first time.  NATURE Streaming Video

Nature
NATURE - Arctic Wolf Pack
Sunday, 11/14 from 2-3 pm NHPBS
Discover the white wolf, one of the most hardened predators on the planet, in Ellesmere Island's unforgiving ice and snow. In a fight for survival, these roaming hunters must travel far from the den to feed their cubs, putting them at risk. NATURE Streaming Video

Nature
NATURE - The Alps: The High Life
Sunday, 11/14 from 3-4 pm NHPBS
Enjoy the Alps in spring and summertime as newborn animals grow up to face the coming brutal winter. NATURE Streaming Video

Nature
NATURE - The Alps: Winter's Fortress
Sunday, 11/14 from 4-5 pm NHPBS
Experience the hostile and bitter cold ecosystems of the Alps, shaped by snow blizzards and avalanches. NATURE Streaming Video

reconstruction
RECONSTRUCTION: AMERICA AFTER THE CIVIL WAR
Sunday, 11/14 from 5-7:30 pm NHPBS
Join Henry Louis Gates, Jr. for this exploration of the transformative years following the Civil War, when the nation struggled to rebuild itself in the face of profound loss, massive destruction and revolutionary social change. RECONSTRUCTION Streaming Video


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