Projects

Web Exhibits

Dane Wajich - Dane-zaa Stories and Songs: Dreamers and the Land (2007)  

A collaborative project involving The Doig River First Nation, ethnographers, multimedia professionals, linguists and educators to help the Dane-zaa showcase their cultural traditions, present their history, and explain their connection to their lands.  Funded by the Doig River First Nation, the North East Native Advancing Society, the Volkswagen Foundation and the Virtual Museum of Canada.

Role:  Producer, Exhibit Curator, Community Consultant and Project Coordinator (with Kate Hennessy)

- More info:  UBC Faculty of Arts News: February, 2008 

- Screenings:  - Society for Visual Anthropology Film, Video and Interactive Media Festival, San Fancisco, 2008                                          Jean Rouch Award Winner
                        -  imagineNATIVE Film+Media Arts Festival, Toronto, Canada, 2008
                                      Honourable Mention - Best New Media
                        - Gottingen International Ethnographic Film Festival, Germany, 2008
                        - UBC Ethnographic Film Unit 2nd Annual Film Festival, Vancouver, 2008


Hadaa ka naadzet: The Dane-zaa Moose Hunt (2004). (NOTE: Temporarily off-Line for maintenance)

Collaborative web exhibit created by Aboriginal youth from the Doig River First Nation and young multimedia professonals.  Funded by The Doig River First Nation and Canada's Digital Collections.  

Role:  Producer/Director/Ethnographer/Youth Mentor

 

Dane-zaa Digital Archive (2003).  Online searchable database of ethnographic materials (audio, video, image, text) from the Ridington/Dane-zaa archive.  Funding: The Doig River First Nation and The BC Museum’s Association. 

Role:  Producer/Coordinator


 

 

The Quonset Auditorium  (2003). 

Article/Exhibit published on the Recent Past Preservation Network. 

Role: Author/Invited Contributor

 

 

 

 

Travelling Exhibits

The Historic Quonset Auditorium (2001). 

Produced by the Kentucky Folklife Program, this exhibit debuted at the 2001 Kentucky Folklife Festival as part of an installation/performance tent representing the auditorium in its height of operation in the 1950s.  The exhibit continues to tour Kentucky schools, libraries, and museums as part of a heritage education program. 

Role:  Director, Designer, Researcher

- more info:  Teachers' Guide to the Quonset Auditorium

 

 

Fragile Treasures Linking Generation to Generation:  National Historic Landmarks in Northern Alaska (2001).    

Produced by the National Park Service, Alaska Office.  A traveling exhibit for northern Alaskan communities to raise their awareness about archaeological heritage and archaeological preservation.  Research for this exhibit involved oral history work with Inupiat Elders who had played a significant role in groundbreaking archaeological expeditions that have helped inform the study of the peopling of the new world. 
Funded through the National Council for Preservation Education.

Role:  Curator, Researcher, Designer (as an intern with Becky Saleeby and the NPS )   

- more info:  Cultural Ties Article

 

 

Documentary Projects

On the Dixie Bee Line:  The Quonset Auditorium Legacy (in post production).   

Hour long documentary video about the life of an entertainment venue in the post-WW II cultural landscape of Kentucky, and some of its diverse performers: R&B, country and gospel music stars, professional wrestlers and evangelists.  Production funding from the Kentucky Humanities Council the Kentucky Oral History Commission and the Kern Family Trust.  

Role:  Producer/Director

- more info: About the Quonset Auditorium