Strata - Portraits of Humanity - April Edition 2024

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Strata: Portraits of Humanity, April 2024 (Indigenous Canadian short, Migwitetm; Native American woman makes a cradleboard) Description: (1) “Migwitetm: I Remember”: A young Indigenous Canadian woman remembers the sights, sounds and smells of her childhood. She remembers her mother giving her the teachings of the sweetgrass, in hopes she would not forget. She hopes to carry the teachings down to her daughter, so the knowledge will not be lost. (2) “Bound to Tradition”: Susan Campbell, a Mountain Maidu Native American is making a cradleboard for her first grandchild. Along the way she discovers just how difficult it can be the balance her traditional ways with modern society. Strata Portraits of Humanity is a monthly half-hour newsmagazine-style show designed for the cable TV and Internet platforms. Each episode of the human story is a portrait building on the many layers of the human experience. This is a record we are just beginning to uncover. From that perspective, Strata delivers in-depth coverage of a wide variety of archaeological and cultural heritage topics all around the world.

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