Episode
Horizon: Bones of Contention
Overview
This episode of Horizon explores collections of the bones of thousands of Native American Indians in museums and universities across the United States.
Details
- Series
- Horizon
- Season
- Season 32
- Episode
- Episode 3
- Air date
- 1995-01-23
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
Bones of Contention is Episode 3 in 1995 of Horizon. It aired on 1995-01-23. The runtime is 60 min.
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