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Tracing roots  Cover Image DVD DVD

Tracing roots / directed, produced, and edited by Ellen Frankenstein.

Frankenstein, Ellen, (film producer,, editor of moving image work.). Churchill, Delores, (film producer,, artist,, interviewee.). Clements, J., (editor of moving image work,, story consultant.). Autry, Jamie, (associate producer.). Thompson, Shirley, 1963- (editor of moving image work.). Rubin, Dave, (artist.). Zahnley, Paul, (recording engineer.). Disher, Tom, (composer.). New Day Films, (film distributor.). Artchange, Inc., (film distributor.).

Summary:

"There is no one better to undertake the quest of tracing the metaphysical roots of Kwädąy Dän Ts'ìnchį, the Long Ago Person Found, than Delores Churchill, a master Haida weaver known in her home as Ilskyalas. Ellen Frankenstein of Sitka directed and produced Tracing roots together with Churchill. This is of distinct importance because although Churchill is the subject of the documentary, she is also one of its architects. It is her weaving, the art of it and the intellectual quest she lays before viewers that gives the film its humble humanity. The story begins over 300 hundreds of years ago when Kwädąy Dän Ts'ìnchį was traveling across a glacier in modern day British Columbia and died there. His remains, found in 1999, were well preserved by the ice, his body and belongings gave scientists clues about his route and his genetic roots. Among his things was a spruce hat. Churchill describes the occurrence of the archeologists' approach to the site where the Long Ago Person Found was"--From Anchorage Press website.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781574484595
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (35 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: [Harriman, N.Y.] : New Day Films : c2014.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Made possible with the support of the Rasmuson Foundation, the Alaska Humanities Forum, the Intellectual Property Issues in Cultural Heritage Project, Sitka Alaska Permanent Charitable Trust, Douglas-Dornan Foundation & others"--Disc label.
"Delores Churchill and the hat of the Long Ago Person Found"--Disc label.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Featuring & produced with Delores Churchill, Ilskyalas ; editing & story consultant, J. Clements ; associate producer, Jamie Autry ; additional editing, Shirley Thompson ; original artwork, Dave Rubin ; sound design Paul Zahnley ; original music, Tom Disher.
System Details Note:
DVD; NTSC.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:
Classroom public performance rights authorized by Copyright Act section 29.5(d).
Subject: Churchill, Delores > Biography.
Haida artists > British Columbia > Biography.
Archaeology > Methodology.
Weaving > Material culture.
Ice mummies > British Columbia > Tatshenshini-Alsek National Park.
Kwädąy Dän Ts'ìnchį (Ice mummy)
Hats > British Columbia > Tatshenshini-Alsek National Park.
Excavations (Archaeology) > British Columbia > Tatshenshini-Alsek National Park.
Human remains (Archaeology)
Indigenous peoples > Material culture > British Columbia > Tatshenshini-Alsek National Park.
Forensic anthropology.
Cultural property > Canada.

Available copies

  • 0 of 1 copy available at Sitka. (Show)
  • 0 of 1 copy available at BC Public Libraries.

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Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
Smithers Public Library DVD 971.1004 TRA (Text) 35101000583703 Adult DVDs -- Non-fiction Volume hold Checked out 2024-08-02


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