Tracing Roots
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Clothing Heritage Kit
Chugachmiut Heritage Repository
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Grasses and Plant Fiber Heritage Kit
Clothing Heritage Kit
Chugachmiut Heritage Repository
Videos
Grasses and Plant Fiber Heritage Kit
Tells the story of master weaver and Haida Elder Delores Churchill as she seeks to understand the origins of a spruce root hat found in a retreating glacier. The video addresses topics such as the meaning of connection, knowledge and ownership.
Delores Churchill, talented Haida weaver and teacher, learns from the spruce root hat found with Kwaday Dan Ts'inchi, the Long Ago Person Found. The 300-year-old traveler was discovered in Northern Canada in a retreating glacier but the discovery leads to new understandings of traditional weaving.
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