KSPS Documentaries
Born to Learn PREVIEW
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New science shows us birth to 3 years is an amazing time for your baby's developing brain!
A program that parents, grandparents, caregivers—anyone involved in raising and educating young children-- will find fascinating and useful. With engaging graphics and explanations from leading experts from the University of Washington’s I-LABS, Chicago Medical School and others, the program shares the latest scientific information on the developing brain in an easy-to-understand way.
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KSPS Documentaries is a local public television program presented by KSPS PBS
KSPS Documentaries
Born to Learn PREVIEW
Preview | 30s
A program that parents, grandparents, caregivers—anyone involved in raising and educating young children-- will find fascinating and useful. With engaging graphics and explanations from leading experts from the University of Washington’s I-LABS, Chicago Medical School and others, the program shares the latest scientific information on the developing brain in an easy-to-understand way.
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Indian Summers: Nespelem Art Colony
Preview | 2m 5s | WSC (WSU) Art students spend summers among the tribes living in north-central Washington (2m 5s)
Now PlayingPreview | 30s | New science shows us birth to 3 years is an amazing time for your baby's developing brain! (30s)
Clip | 4m 14s | Only the 1889 fire had a greater impact on Spokane than the EXPO 74 World's Fair (4m 14s)
Meet Me By The River: Expo/50 Preview
Preview: Special | 1m | Celebrating the 50th anniversary of Spokane's transformative World's Fair. (1m)
"Capturing History" Premieres Nov 11
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Preview: Special | 1m 48s | Profiling Northwest photographers Charles Libby, Frank Matsura and Frank Palmer (1m 48s)
Injustice at Home premieres FEB 19
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Preview: Special | 30s | The violation of civil rights for Japanese Americans in Washington state during WWII. (30s)
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Clip: Special | 4m 15s | The treaties signed in the 1800s recognized the tribes as sovereign nations. (4m 15s)
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Clip: Special | 3m 15s | On January 18, 1881, President Rutherford B. Hayes established the Spokane reservation. (3m 15s)
Settlement of Grand Coulee Dam
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Clip: Special | 2m 36s | In the 1940s, the U.S. government allowed tribes to sue for a portion of the dam's revenue (2m 36s)
Preservation of Cultural Heritage
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Preview: Special | 5m 4s | Native American families preserve their heritage by focusing on their native language. (5m 4s)
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Clip: Special | 4m 2s | Some Native American tribes are also sovereign nations. (4m 2s)
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Clip: Special | 2m 7s | In 1887, the Dawes act attempted to integrate tribes into white society. (2m 7s)
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Clip: Special | 7m 55s | Native American tribes have begun using the court system to ensure their rights. (7m 55s)
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Clip: Special | 4m 17s | The Native American tribes of the Inland Northwest have formed alliances. (4m 17s)
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Clip: Special | 1m 49s | In 1872, President Ulysses s. Grant established the Colville reservation (1m 49s)
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Clip: Special | 1m 10s | On November 8, 1873, the Coeur D'Alene reservation was established. (1m 10s)
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Clip: Special | 4m 27s | The building of Grand Coulee Dam destroyed the fisheries of the native tribes. (4m 27s)
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Clip: Special | 3m 3s | The U.S. government sends Native children to boarding schools. (3m 3s)
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Clip: Special | 4m 45s | Tribal members are finding individual ways of expressing their heritage (4m 45s)
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Clip: Special | 1m 46s | In 1855, the United States government signed treaties with native tribes. (1m 46s)
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Clip: Special | 10m 59s | Troops led by Colonel George H. Wright were sent to Washington territory. (10m 59s)
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Clip: Special | 1m 23s | Wright's troop signed a similar treaty with the Spokanes and other tribes (1m 23s)
Native American Tribes in the Inland Northwest
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Clip: Special | 5m 44s | An overview and history of the prominent Native American tribal groups of the Inland North (5m 44s)
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Clip: Special | 4m 46s | In the early 1800's, European trappers expose the tribes to white religion. (4m 46s)
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Clip: Special | 1m 14s | Colonel Wright ordered the hanging of 15 Indians to avenge the deaths of two white miners. (1m 14s)
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Clip: Special | 3m 15s | In 1972, European settlers come to establish trading posts. (3m 15s)
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Clip: Special | 4m 46s | In 1850, congress passed the Donation Act (4m 46s)
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Clip: Special | 2m 51s | The Coeur D'Alene tribe agreed to a peace treaty drafted by Colonel Wright. (2m 51s)
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Clip: Special | 9m 7s | The Battle of the Spokane Plains spanned over 14 miles and weakened the allied tribes. (9m 7s)
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Clip: Special | 12m 27s | The Battle of Steptoe began on May 1, 1858. Steptoe's troops were defeated. (12m 27s)
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Clip: Special | 1m 27s | Colonel Wright's actions are a point of controversy. (1m 27s)
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Preview: Special | 1m 37s | Expore the complexity of homelessness and the challenges involved in solving it in Spokane (1m 37s)
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Preview: Special | 56s | The complexity of homelessness and the challenges involved in solving it in Spokane (56s)
Hidden in Plain Sight - Community Forum
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Clip: Special | 59m | A discussion with civic and private leaders fighting homelessness in Spokane (59m)
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Clip: Special | 2m 13s | In Seattle, a precedent is set with the first use of a wiretap in a case. (2m 13s)
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Clip: Special | 4m 5s | Spokane booms, men indulge their spare time in what is known as Trent Alley (4m 5s)
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Clip: Special | 1m 57s | Preacher Billy Sunday and leaders of Temperance Education (1m 57s)
Planes, Trains, Automobiles, and Ships too
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Clip: Special | 6m 18s | Rumrunners using creative innovations to avoid arrest. (6m 18s)
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Clip: Special | 4m 39s | Albert Commelinni is a powerful actor in the distribution and sale of alcohol in Spokane. (4m 39s)
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Clip: Special | 1m 29s | Prohibition leads to even more consumption and an increase in the sale of alcohol (1m 29s)
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Clip: Special | 3m 27s | Prohibition laws in Washington State creates a thriving subculture and business in Spokane (3m 27s)
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Clip: Special | 1m 25s | The Suffrage movement plays a part in creating so-called dry towns in Washington (1m 25s)
Corruption & Graft vs Dry Squads
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Clip: Special | 3m 7s | Spokane is no stranger to corruption and bribery of public officers (3m 7s)
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Clip: Special | 6m 19s | The taboos of the past are evolving including people’s opinions about alcohol consumption (6m 19s)
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Clip: Special | 4m 7s | Federal agents conduct a sweeping raid and arrest the police commissioner. (4m 7s)
Canadian Hospitality & Consolidated Exports
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Clip: Special | 3m 10s | Canada quickly adapts to accommodate their neighbors alcohol consumption (3m 10s)
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Clip: Special | 1m 46s | The repeal of the 18th amendment happens in 1933. (1m 46s)
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Clip: Special | 2m 36s | Carl Maxey traveled to Mississippi and worked to release 100 protesters from jail. (2m 36s)
Spokane’s Own Form of Segregation
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Clip: Special | 2m 4s | Spokane had its own form of segregation that affected the African-American community. (2m 4s)
Spokane’s First African-American Lawyer
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Clip: Special | 2m 57s | Carl Maxey was the first African-American to pass the bar exam in Eastern Washington (2m 57s)
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