More to Explore: Videos

Videos

As part of our educational mission, the Museum produces original video programs on a variety of topics. These videos are available for your school or group to use; to obtain a DVD copy, please contact Digital Media Coordinator Terry Burton.

"meeting in the center with respect"

"Meeting in the Center with Respect," produced in 2009, is an exploration of the long-standing relationship Native peoples have with the northern Colorado area. The purpose of the film is to help protect ancestral sites and artifacts by exploring -- in the voices of Native Americans -- the Native view of the land and their ancestors who came before, traditional notions of place, and how individual and collective identities are formed through these ties despite cultural and environmental changes over time. Understanding the ethical and spiritual responsibility we all have to protect the land and treat it with respect, we can find our own "spirit-filled" place in the natural world.

Running time 13:10

"speaking history: the soapstone prairie oral history project"

This video was produced in 2006 as part of a research grant project that collected oral histories from people with ties to the City of Fort Collins' Soapstone Prairie Natural Area. The video features insights from archaeologists, Native Americans, and ranchers who speak about the land and the deep connections people have felt to it for over 12,000 years.

Running time 9:20

"ancient peoples of colorado"

The Lindenmeier Archaeological Site is the subject of this video produced by the Fort Collins Museum as part of the "Dig It!" exhibit in 2001. Archaeologists Pegi Jodry and Dennis Stanford of the Smithsonian Institution talk about the dig and Folsom culture from an archaeological perspective, while Native Americans provide insight into the long indigenous history of the area.

Running time 29:00