Who Owns the Past?
Synopsis
This documentary, narrated by Academy Award winner Linda Hunt and directed by Jed Riffe, tells the story of how the discovery of a 9,000-year-old skeleton on the banks of the Columbia River near Kennewick, Washington, reignited the conflict between anthropologists and Native peoples over the control of human remains found on ancestral Indigenous lands.
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Jed Riffe, George Burdeau
- Screenplay & Story
- William Smock
- Original Title
- Who Owns the Past?
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 56m
- Production Studios
- Jed Riffe Films
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Jed Riffe, George Burdeau
William Smock
Jed Riffe
Department Leadership Roster
Jed Riffe
Director
George Burdeau
Director
William Smock
Writer
Jed Riffe
Producer
Age Classification & Content Advisories
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NR: Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.
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Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.
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What is Who Owns the Past? about?
This documentary, narrated by Academy Award winner Linda Hunt and directed by Jed Riffe, tells the story of how the discovery of a 9,000-year-old skeleton on the banks of the Columbia River near Kennewick, Washington, reignited the conflict between anthropologists and Native peoples over the control of human remains found on ancestral Indigenous lands.
Who directed Who Owns the Past??
Who Owns the Past? was directed by Jed Riffe, George Burdeau.
Who stars in Who Owns the Past??
The principal cast of Who Owns the Past? includes Linda Hunt.
When was Who Owns the Past? released and how long is it?
Who Owns the Past? was released in 2000 with a total runtime of 56m.
What is the age rating and content advisory for Who Owns the Past??
Who Owns the Past? holds official age classifications: US: NR (Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.).