Native Planet is a TV documentary series that takes viewers on a global road trip to visit diverse Indigenous communities passionately defending their way of life against overwhelming cultural and environmental threats.
Explore places of extraordinary beauty, witness fascinating Indigenous cultural practices, and meet native leaders and organizations on the front lines of Indigenous activism.
Entertaining, informative, and inspirational, Native Planet goes beyond the headlines to illuminate the unique spiritual connection First Peoples have with mother earth and their fight to save it.
Born and raised on the Squamish Nation in North Vancouver, B.C., host Simon Baker is an accomplished screen actor who started working in front of the camera at the age of nine. His credits include 3 seasons on the hit TV series, “North of Sixty”, leading roles in Steven Spielberg’s “Into the West” and Ron Howard’s “The Missing”, and starring roles in a range of award-winning independent films. Before setting out on his Native Planet journey, Simon hosted CTV’s acclaimed aboriginal current affairs series, “First Story” which featured Arts, Culture and happenings in the Native community across Canada.
Simon is Haida, Squamish and Cree and lives with his family near Vancouver, British Columbia. He is a staunch advocate of his First Nations culture, a talented Haida and Cree singer/dancer and an avid lacrosse player.
RealWorld is an international producer of documentary and factual media for TV and the Web. Our stories deliver an intimate and honest portrait of life around the world, informed by the places we visit and the people we meet.
Native Planet builds on our established brand of real-life, environmental and aboriginal themed documentaries and is a natural evolution of our narrative and filmmaking journey.
