Strata: Portraits of Humanity Season 11, Episode 11

Format:

Video

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Canada Greenland.

Local Subjects:

Canada Greenland.

Genre:

Documentary films

Nonfiction films

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file) sound, color

Language Note:

English and Atikamekw and Greenlandic with English subtitles

Biography/History:

Richard M. (Rick) Pettigrew, a Registered Professional Archaeologist with 50 years of active archaeological research experience, founded the media-focused nonprofit, Archaeological Legacy Institute (ALI), in 1999. Born and raised in Spokane, Washington, Dr. Pettigrew received his B.A. in Psychology in 1970 from Stanford University and his M.A. (1972) and Ph.D. (1977) in Anthropology from the University of Oregon. His career includes service managing archaeology programs at the University of Oregon, INFOTEC Research, and the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs before moving into media with ALI. His professional expertise now spans the fields of archaeology; public education; the uses of Internet media; the development, production and distribution of audio, film and TV programs on cultural heritage and archaeology; and cultural heritage tour programs. At ALI, he runs The Archaeology Channel International Film Festival, the longest-running film festival in Lane County, has been a juror at international film festivals in France, Germany, Iran, and Italy, runs an expanding tour program, and recently launched a subscription video-on-demand platform, Heritage Broadcasting Service. He is Director and Producer of ALI’s cable TV series, Strata: Portraits of Humanity, which was launched in October 2014. .

Summary:

(1) “6 minutes/km”: In rhythm with the footsteps of her Atikamekw ancestors in Quebec, Catherine immerses us in the dreamlike universe of her morning runs. She thinks of her ancestors who walked this land, and the forest they came from. (2) “Greenland RESPONSE”: Archaeological sites across the circumpolar north are rapidly degrading as a consequence of rising global temperatures. This short film shares the story of the Greenland RESPONSE project and the archaeologists racing to record and rescue what is left. It documents excavations of Norse farming settlements of the 10th-14th centuries.

1: In Quebec, Catherine runs in the footsteps of her Atikamekw ancestors; 2: In Greenland, Norse farming settlements and climate change

Credits:

Director, Jesse Peters ; producer, Rick Pettigrew