''The Native Americans'' is a three-part American television

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that premiered on TBS on October 10, 1994. The remaining two episodes aired on October 11 and 13, 1994. Directed by

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and George Burdeau, the six-hour series explores the history of Native American cultures, with each hour of the series devoted to a particular region of the United States. Music for the series was composed by

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in collaboration with other Native American and Canadian

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musicians (as well as musicians who self-identify as Indigenous), including Ulali,

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, Douglas Spotted Eagle and

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, and was released on the album ''

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''.

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* 1990s American television miniseries 1990s American documentary television series 1994 American television series debuts 1994 American television series endings TBS (American TV channel) original programming Documentary films about Native Americans Native American television series 1994 documentary films 1994 films {{US-documentary-tv-prog-stub