Kawestima
SESSION 6: Saturday, October 15th, 12-3pm, Orpheum Theater – Local Focus
Kawestima
Flagstaff USA, 2010, 20 min.
Directors: Wolf Gumerman, Joelle Clark, Natasa Garic-Humphrey
Producers: Wolf Gumerman
Protected in the shadow of the Kawestima, the Hopi name for Navajo National Monument Hopi youth, elders, and archaeologists learn from each other about prehistoric community life in these panoramic villages. However the majority of Hopi youth are not learning the Hopi language and elders are finding it more and more difficult to pass on their traditional cultural knowledge. The film documents the Footprints of the Ancestors project, an intergenerational cultural preservation project designed to connect Hopi youth with their prehistoric past in order to build a better future.
IN PERSON: Wolf Gumerman (Director/Producer)