They Carry Us With Them: Richard Silliboy
SDG 12: Sustainable Consumption & Production
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7m 39s
This film profiles Richard Silliboy, a tribal elder and vice chief of the Aroostook Band of Mi’kmaqs, and a black ash basketmaker. As he weaves a potato basket at his home in Littleton, Maine, Richard contemplates the arrival of the emerald ash borer and the tenuous future of this ancient art.
Director: Jeremy Seifert
Producer: Global Oneness Project
2021 | 8 min
USA
Languages: English
Subtitles: None
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