For some time now I’ve been engaged in coastal alpine research in Laxyuup Gitxaała (Traditional Territory of Gitxaała Nation). These trips have involved harvesting mountain goat wool, experimenting with winter access, and more generally learning what one would need to do to live for extended periods in the coastal alpine. This short film takes the viewer to Gitxaała’s coastal alpine and shows us as we walk in our ancestors’ footsteps.
Update: November 23, 2020. After early two years of discussions, planning, applications, and then construction, the new purpose-built digital production space for The Ethnographic Film Unit @ UBC is now a reality. Due to the ongoing pandemic we won’t be able to physically use the new space for some time. However, things are moving forward and furniture is soon to be moving back into the rebuilt space. While the new lab was primarily envisioned as production facilities for the Film Unit, other members of the department will be able to…read more
