The World of the Serrano
FNX 9.3
Past Show Times:
1:30 PM on Nov 5, 2025
1:30 PM on Nov 5, 2025
Learn how knowledge of plants, animals and technologies has bound members of The San Manual Tribe to the land and informs their contemporary identities as Indian People. Jerry Paresa narrates. Promo for Program #103 is embedded in the body of this program and also after the program close after approx. 2 mins of black.
Invasion and Response
FNX 9.3
Past Show Times:
1:30 PM on Nov 12, 2025
1:30 PM on Nov 12, 2025
Historians chronicle the struggle to coexist with the Spanish and Americans by discussing how ancestors of the San Manuel Tribe were swept up into conflicts that world drastically change their lands and the existence. Jerry Paresa narrates.
Reservation and Survival
FNX 9.3
Past Show Times:
1:30 PM on Nov 19, 2025
1:30 PM on Nov 19, 2025
Tribal members recount the days of their parents and grandparents. Theirs was not just a struggle for personal survival but one for sovereignty, preserving the right to self government and a unique way of life. Jerry Paresa narrates.
Crossroads
FNX 9.3
Past Show Times:
1:30 PM on Nov 26, 2025
1:30 PM on Nov 26, 2025
The second season of People of the Pines begins with a historical view of the tribe and their life on a small, impoverished reservation located in the foothills of San Bernardino. Their future economic fate is held in the balance as they consider the decision to open a bingo hall.
Uncharted Territory
FNX 9.3
Past Show Times:
1:30 PM on Dec 3, 2025
1:30 PM on Dec 3, 2025
Explores the challenges the tribe faces as they take on a new economic venture: casino gambling. The tribe is in uncharted territory, but through cooperative relationships and dedicated tribal members they finally begin to lay the groundwork for true sovereignty.
Gaining Legitimacy
FNX 9.3
Past Show Times:
1:30 PM on Dec 10, 2025
1:30 PM on Dec 10, 2025
Gaining Legitimacy finds the tribe in a new era of prosperity. They have become a major force in the Inland Empire; bringing much needed jobs and economic revitalization to the area. Their journey from poverty has been difficult, however, as legal battles over their sovereignty continue to challenge their gaming venture.
Legacy of Casinos
FNX 9.3
Upcoming Show Times:
1:30 PM on Dec 17, 2025
1:30 PM on Dec 17, 2025
Looks to the future and how the San Manuel Tribe is building a legacy beyond casinos. With new and diversified business ventures, the tribe has returned to their status as one of the most powerful, influential tribes in Southern California, as they were in antiquity.
From Contact to Colonization
FNX 9.3
Upcoming Show Times:
1:30 PM on Dec 24, 2025
The focus of the program encompasses the initial settlements established by the Spanish in the form of missions and presidios, changes that incurred due to Mexican Independence, and the eventual take over of California by the American government.
From Contact to Colonization
FNX 9.3
Upcoming Show Times:
1:30 PM on Dec 24, 2025
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American California
FNX 9.3
Upcoming Show Times:
1:30 PM on Dec 31, 2025
This program turns its focus onto the era of the gold rush, California statehood, and the birth of the reservation systems. The desire for Indian lands, anti Indian laws and Indian massacres are discussed.
American California
FNX 9.3
Upcoming Show Times:
1:30 PM on Dec 31, 2025
This program turns its focus onto the era of the gold rush, California statehood, and the birth of the reservation systems. The desire for Indian lands, anti Indian laws and Indian massacres are discussed.