Tracing Roots

Tracing Roots 2014 Released

Directed by Ellen Frankenstein

Documentary · 35min

 

Tracing Roots 2014 Released

Directed by Ellen Frankenstein

Documentary · 35min

 

A Master Weaver’s journey to understand a spruce root hat found in a retreating glacier.

A new documentary that follows master Haida weaver Delores Churchill on a journey to replicate a spruce root hat discovered with the Long Ago Person Found. The 300-year-old traveler was discovered in British Columbia and DNA testing discovered living descendants in Canada and Alaska. Her search crosses cultures and borders, and involves artists, scholars and scientists. The project raises questions about understanding and interpreting ownership, knowledge and connection.

A Master Weaver’s journey to understand a spruce root hat found in a retreating glacier.

A new documentary that follows master Haida weaver Delores Churchill on a journey to replicate a spruce root hat discovered with the Long Ago Person Found. The 300-year-old traveler was discovered in British Columbia and DNA testing discovered living descendants in Canada and Alaska. Her search crosses cultures and borders, and involves artists, scholars and scientists. The project raises questions about understanding and interpreting ownership, knowledge and connection.
RELEASED
01 Oct, 2014
COUNTRY
US
LANGUAGE
EN
SPOKEN
English
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