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