Nation Untamed follows the journey of Sam Karney, a Métis man, as he seeks to reclaim his heritage through adventures that connect him back to the land. With the help of his father, Chuck, he pursues Indigenous traditions and modern stewardship while unearthing his lost heritage. His adventures will lead him to understand Indigenous peoples across Turtle Island and beyond, giving him firsthand experiences that tie in to his heritage.
The adventures on Nation Untamed are extreme and rewarding. From spear fishing eel with the Mi'kmaq in Atlantic Canada to sheep hunting in the Yukon, Sam and Chuck are pushed to their physical limits as they learn invaluable skills and lessons to take home and teach to others.
Sam and Chuck travel to the Painted Warriors Ranch in Alberta to learn traditional Métis bush skills, including identifying medicinal plants, fire-starting, and horse packing, before being put to the test on an overnight adventure.
A visit to a Manitoba bison ranch where they harvest, skin and butcher the animals by hand leads to an unexpected adventure. The guys also spend time at a Saskatchewan First Nation that's re-establishing its own herd.
The guys travel to Southwestern Colorado to learn about the Southern Ute Tribe. Trekking through the magnificent San Juan Mountains in search of mountain lion, they come face-to-face with an apex predator.
Sam & Chuck spend a few days as helpers on a large northern Saskatchewan trapline where they learn new techniques from Woodland Cree trapper Jarret Nelson. They also learn how to catch the elusive Lynx, an animal that Chuck has never trapped.
In the dead of winter, Sam and Chuck head to Lac du Flambeau to learn the ways of the Ojibway, where they head out onto the frozen lakes, learning the traditional ways of hunting gigantic muskelunge in the dark waters of frozen lakes in Wisconsin.
The guys journey to Northern Saskatchewan to experience traditional dogsledding and snowshoeing at a remote camp that is helping keep Cree culture and language alive.
A journey to Canada's arctic gives Sam & Chuck a new appreciation for the far north and the people who live there. They experience a landscape and a traditional hunt that neither of them have ever seen.
In northern Quebec, Sam does something he's never done before-he goes goose hunting and learns how special this bird is to the Cree people. It's also a chance for him to take part in a Cree right of passage.
In the boreal forest of northern Alberta, at risk moose populations are further in danger because of mounting bear numbers. To combat that, Sam & Chuck join a Métis father and son duo for a black bear hunt using only a bow.
Using handcrafted specially designed spears, Sam & Chuck brave coastal waters in the dead of night to hunt eels with a family of Mi'kmaq hunters in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.
