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Film
The Art of Weaving

Homesteader Jessica Green shares the deeply rooted tradition of weaving and artisanship in Appalachia.

by Jeremy Seifert
Webinar
Community Conversation Series: Discussion with Filmmaker Maris Curran
Companion Stories
While I Yet LiveCommunity Conversation Series: Discussion with Filmmaker Kalyanee MamCommunity Conversation Series: Discussion with Filmmaker Jeremy Seifert
by Maris Curran, Cleary Vaughan-Lee, Kalyanee Mam and Jeremy Seifert
Film
The Canoe Maker

Master carver Joe Martin, one of the few traditional craftsmen left, makes dugout canoes used by his people, the Pacific Northwest Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations.

by Darrell Hartman
Film
Awana

Meet Quechua women weavers in the remote town of Patacancha in the south of Peru.

by Billy Silva and Guille Isa
Virtual Reality
The Atomic Tree

This story is a journey into the memories of a 400-year-old Japanese White Pine bonsai tree that witnessed and survived the atomic blast in Hiroshima.

by Adam Loften and Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee
Lesson Plan
High School
Grade Level: 9-12
After the Quake: Preserving the Artifacts of Kathmandu
Companion Photo Essay
The Nepal Quake: Protecting Cultural Heritage
by Taylor Weidman
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