Counter Mapping

In this film, we meet Jim Enote, a traditional Zuni elder, farmer, and director of the A:shiwi A:wan Museum and Heritage Center in Zuni, New Mexico. Enote is working with Zuni artists to provide an alternative way to understand and create maps which offer an indigenous voice and perspective rooted in place. "Counter mapping" challenges the western notions of geography and the arbitrary borders imposed on the Zuni world. This perspective is not based on ownership and imposed names, but rather on memory, ceremony, song, and a deep relationship to the land.
Directed by: Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee and Adam Loften

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Thank you for this stunning film and the teaching and learning it offers.

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What a wonderful film, amazing and important project.

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This is absolutely beautiful.

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22 seconds in. The figure in the sky

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32 because he mapped my heart with his words

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Just wow