Nguyen Linh Chi
201945920
ARCH 1005
Memorial University of Newfoundland. (Producer), Buckley, R., & Hillingshurst, F. (Producer
&Directors). (2003). Archaeology and Traditional Knowledge in Labrador [Motion Picture].
Canada: Newfoundland Archaeological Heritage Outreach Program & Distance Education and
Learning Technologies.
Five keywords: Archeology, Traditional, Oral History, Paleo-Eskimo and Thule Inuit.
Archaeology and Traditional Knowledge in Labrador is a documentary film produced by
Rhonda Buckley, a Newfoundlander, and Fred Hollingshurst. The film provides a historical
insight into Labrador archeology and the importance of the Innu identity. Labrador has a rich
culture as we can see, various historical cultures have lived here over the years and many still do.
This film showed that while important histories and cultures are passed down through
storytelling and oral history from generation to generation, archeology also plays a vital role in
discovering Labrador’s history.
Archaeology has got a long way in helping the Innu and Inuit communities with
educating in many ways. Educational activities outside of villages were so challenging for local
community members in the past, however, numerous children in Labrador today are going to
schools and picking up these skills. A program named “Pathways” project which trains native
people in archeology was created. In the “Pathways” project, elders would help determine site
locations based on their oral histories. For Innu identity, knowledge of the land is necessary and
