Going Native

Drew Hayden Taylor meets a daredevil family of Indian Relay racers, encounters a Navajo horse whisperer and explores a unique wild horse sanctuary in the foothills of the Rockies.

After exploring Colorado's Mesa Verde National Park and its Pueblo cave dwellings, Drew reveals how Indigenous architects are drawing lessons - and designs - from their own tribal past.

Drew uncovers how First Nations artists are pushing the boundaries of pop culture when he meets up with professional zombies, legend-morphing directors and cutting-edge video game designers.

Bannock: native treat, colonialism, or both? From traditional farming to award-winning wineries and food trucks, Drew is dining all-Indigenous.

Drew creates some "beats" with a hip hop DJ, then meets a genre-bending Métis jazz star, a symphony percussionist and a legendary rocker and bluesman.

Drew jumps into the world of Indigenous fashion with the hottest young designers as well as a one-of-a-kind turquoise jeweller in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Drew explores the fascinating world of contemporary Indigenous art, including a life-sized whale made of plastic lawn furniture and Inuit wall murals in Canada's biggest city.

Drew visits Canada's newest urban reserve, meets a Métis sash maker and witnesses how Indigenous venture capital is opening doors.

From Spotted Lake near Osoyoos to a sacred waterfall in Washington State, Drew explores the people, ideas and hallowed spaces linked to Indigenous spirituality.

Drew learns how to live with no tools or shelter and how to throw the deadly Central American "altatl" spear. He then witnesses salmon net-fishing off the cliffs of a treacherous river.

From the stage to the written page to the traditional campfire, Drew explores the role Indigenous storytelling plays in myth-making, theatre and keeping culture alive.

Drew explores a unique northern trapper festival, gets beaten soundly in an ancient Cree martial art, and hits the pavement with an Apache skateboard team in Arizona.

Drew explores petroglyphs, ruins and the stars above as he reveals how Indigenous Peoples from Canada to New Mexico have understood astronomy for centuries.