Follow the journey of “Chief” Marchand Rice — a Colville Citizen and tribal member who has spent more than three decades in prison.

Reservation Redemption airs Saturday, November 21 at 11 p.m. on WXXI-TV and streaming on the WXXI and PBA apps.

Follow the journey of “Chief” Marchand Rice — a Colville Citizen and tribal member who has spent more than three decades in prison. His journey of redemption through the culture has turned a once reckless teenager into a leader and teacher. His relationship with tribal elder, Francis Cullooyah has had a profound effect on him and will for the rest of his life.

Follow the story of Bezhig Little Bird to uncover the hidden truth of her past.

Little Bird airs Sundays, November 8 – 22 at 11 p.m. on WXXI-TV and streaming on the WXXI and PBA apps.

In 1968, five-year-old Bezhig Little Bird was forcibly removed from Long Pine Reserve and adopted into a Jewish family in Montreal, and renamed Esther Rosenblum. Eighteen years later, she embarks on a journey to unravel her history. Through this epic journey of connection and self-discovery, Bezhig Little Bird begins to find her lost family and put the pieces of her fragmented past back together.

The six-part series airs Sundays, November 8 through 22 – two episodes per evening.

November 8:
11 p.m. — Love is All Around, Ep1 | In 1968 Bezhig Little Bird was taken from her family. Now she questions her adoptive life.
Midnight — So Put Together, Ep2 | Determined to learn more about her pre-adoption life, Esther uproots her life

November 15:
11 p.m. — The Land That Take You There, Ep3 | Patti Little Bird and Behzig/Esther are desperate to find their families, decades apart. 
Midnight — Burning Down the House Ep4 | Esther returns to Montreal to confront her adoptive mother about her new revelations.

November 22:
11 p.m. — I Want My Mom, Ep5 | When tragedy strikes, Esther realizes that she needs her mother, Golda, more than anyone.
Midnight — Bineshi Kwe, Ep5 | When tragedy strikes, Esther realizes that she needs her mother, Golda, more than anyone.

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Follow new Native American storytellers as they share cultural stories about their lives, experiences, and Tribal communities from learned Indigenous wisdom to reconnect with traditional knowledge to visionary innovative storytelling.

First People, First Stories airs Thursdays, November 5 and 12 at 10:30 p.m. on WXXI-TV and streaming on the WXXI and PBA apps.

Episode one, airing November 5 — Follow new Native American storytellers as they share stories about their lives.

Episode two, airing November 12 — Follow new Native American storytellers as they share stories about their lives. 

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