Preview | A Freedom-Loving People
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How Native Americans’ fight for freedom shaped the North Carolina we know today.
Working with members of the Lumbee and Sappony Tribes, we uncover two extraordinary stories: the recently discovered account of a chief, Captain Sweat, and his horsemen; and a warrior who survived Valley Forge, helped free a nation and helped build an enduring Native American community in North Carolina.
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Homegrown History is a local public television program presented by PBS NC
Sponsored in part by SECU Foundation, funded by the members of State Employees’ Credit Union.
Preview | A Freedom-Loving People
Preview: 8/6/2026 | 20sVideo has Closed Captions
Working with members of the Lumbee and Sappony Tribes, we uncover two extraordinary stories: the recently discovered account of a chief, Captain Sweat, and his horsemen; and a warrior who survived Valley Forge, helped free a nation and helped build an enduring Native American community in North Carolina.
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