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Local, USA

This half-hour documentary series from Chicago's WTTW and WORLD channel features stories of diverse people around the United States. Focusing on a single theme, each program is culled from public TV stations and independent producers across the country. Featured segments include the links between traumatic brain injuries and post-traumatic stress disorder, a program in Hawaii that introduces disabled people to surfing, and New York's champion all-girls robotics team.

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UPCOMING EPISODES

Sat, 11/23 at 12:30 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD

Generations Stolen

Native American communities grapple with the fallout of government policies which separated children from their families; the Supreme Court rejects challenges to ICWA, a victory for Native communities working to overcome generations of trauma.

Sun, 11/24 at 3:00 am America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD

Firelighters: Fire Is Medicine

Women leaders from the Yurok and Karub tribes build resources to share Indigenous practices and create policies to take back Indigenous burning rights.

Sun, 11/24 at 4:00 am America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD

Generations Stolen

Native American communities grapple with the fallout of government policies which separated children from their families; the Supreme Court rejects challenges to ICWA, a victory for Native communities working to overcome generations of trauma.