Ellen Frankenstein, IPinCH Associate and director of the non-profit organization, Artchange, Inc., is currently working on a film in collaboration with Haida culture bearer and Elder, Delores Churchill. The film follows Delores, a master weaver, on a journey to understand and replicate the spruce root hat found with Kwäday Dän Ts’ìnchi, also known as the Long Ago Person Found.
Her search to understand the roots of the woven hat crosses cultures and borders, and involves artists, scholars and scientists. The project raises questions about understanding and interpreting ownership, knowledge and connection.
Ellen was recently awarded $5,000 by IPinCH to support the completion of the film and for the development of an accompanying viewing guide for educational purposes.
