Minnesota Archaeology and Critical Thinking: A Documentary
To hire qualified professionals to produce a documentary on the history of Minnesota's archaeological past.
$4,500,000 the first year and $6,500,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer these funds using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).
Available upon request. grants@mnhs.org
We had an effective partnership between MAS, TPT and our Project Manager Nienow Cultural Consultants that allowed us to meet all of our project goals within the committed deadlines.
We have a completed made for Public Television Documentary, that meets the project goals of highlighting: Minnesota archaeology, how archaeologists use science and critical thinking to ask questions about the past, and how to recognize pseudoscience. The documentary achieved the MNHS requested goal of including Minnesota Native perspectives and voices. The documentary provides a progressive vision of how archaeologist and Minnesota's Native Communities can work together to study the past in new non intrusive ways through new technology.
We have created 1000 DVD for shipment to our 240 member families, 87 local Minnesota Historical Societies and will be made available free of charge to Minnesota teachers to use as a supplement for teaching Minnesota History.
Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org