Los Angeles Festival Premiere

DOCUMENTARY SHORT | United States | 14 MINUTES | English

Can Archaeology Repair its Past with Indigenous America?

Archaeology has had a long, strained history with Indigenous America. A review of past controversies and egregious conflicts with Native people and Tribal Nations in America begins with a chronological telling of the federal statutes that progressively went from protecting sites and places of heritage and research for archaeologists, to statutes that protect the interests of Native America. The story tells how statutes and training a new generation of archaeologists have been used to repair and restore damage done over the centuries.
The narrative follows the excavation of the oldest site for European settlement in North America along side a Native American village. Archaeologists consult with these Native Nations that today are the descendants that can be associated with this 450 year old site. Archaeological methods are followed within a set of legal guidelines for points along the process that demonstrate how respect and consideration for the Native American community is adopted as part of the training, understanding and processes of the new generation of archaeologists and anthropologists.

CAST & CREDITS

Directed by Victoria Sutton

Victoria Sutton is a filmmaker with film festival awards including Producer’s Award, Best Documentary Made in Texas, Audience Award and many others. She is a member of the Lumbee Tribe.

Director

Victoria Sutton

Producer

Victoria Sutton

Screenwriter

Victoria Sutton

Cast

Naysan Adlparvar

Program Two

Showtimes

Thursday, November 10
IN-PERSON

Screening: 9:00 to 10:30pm

Lumiere Music Hall

9036 Wilshire Blvd
Beverly Hills, CA 90211

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