Skip to Main Content
Canes of Power

Canes of Power

In 1864, President Abraham Lincoln recognized Pueblo independence by bestowing an ornamental, silver tipped cane to each Pueblo Nation. This documentary tells the story of the Canes in the voice of the Pueblo people and the struggle for sovereignty, upon which cultural survival depends.

Canes of Power is a local public television program presented by NMPBS

Canes of Power

Video has Closed Captions

Special | 55m 58s | The history of 19 silver canes given to NM’s 19 Pueblos by President Lincoln in 1864. (55m 58s)

Providing Support for PBS.org

Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship

Support for PBS provided by:

Canes of Power is a local public television program presented by NMPBS

or

By creating an account, you acknowledge that PBS may share your information with our member stations and our respective service providers, and that you have read and understand the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.

Are you sure you want to remove null from My List?