Greenland RESPONSE

A short film exploring the archaeologies of climate change in UNESCO Kujataa.
Archaeological sites across the circumpolar north are rapidly degrading as a consequence of rising global temperatures. This short film shares the story of the Greenland RESPONSE project and the archaeologists racing to record and rescue what is left. Focussing on the sub-arctic farming landscape of Kujataa, south Greenland, the film documents the excavations of Norse (Viking) farming settlements dating between the 10th-14th centuries, while exploring the very tangible connections to present-day Inuit farming communities working the same soil.
The film is a mixture of English and Kalaallisut. The project was funded by the National Science Foundation with support from the Greenland National Museum, UNESCO Bridges, NABO and the University of Iceland.