Aboriginal Architecture: Living Architecture is a in-depth documentary film showing how aboriginal architecture reflects the diversity of Native cultures and the way different architectural styles developed in response to the different natural environments across North America. It also discovers how the past is carried forward in the design and use of contemporary buildings in modern Native communities.

Political, financial and cultural changes are creating a renaissance of native controlled building design in North America. This documentary looks at seven communities and how they are adapting and re-interpreting traditional forms using modern materials for contemporary purposes.  Pueblo, Mohawk, Inuit, Crow, Navajo, Coast Salish, and Haida each have their own environments and cultures but find commonality in their approach to traditional form and the architectural environment.

Below are resources for stations to use in promoting their carriage of Aboriginal Architecture:

  • The a one sheet information page press release for Aboriginal Architecture is available as a pdf* (45 KB) or word (24 KB) document.

  • The detailed synopsis for Aboriginal Architecture is available as pdf* (42 KB) or word (20 KB) documents.

  • The production and community quotes for Aboriginal Architecture are available in a pdf* (31 KB) or word (21 KB) document.

  • High quality stills (examples can be seen to your right) from Aboriginal Architecture are available for download in jpg format: Image 1 (1.72 MB) Image 2 (1.08 MB) Image 3 (336 KB) Image 4 (748 KB) Image 5 (648 KB) Image 6 (806 KB)

*To read a PDF file, you need an Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Haida Richard Begay Jr. Navajo
Pithouse Coast Salish Tulehut
Pueblo Jim Hart's Home Haida

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Image 1 (1.72 MB) Image 2 (1.08 MB) Image 3 (336 KB) Image 4 (748 KB) Image 5 (648 KB) Image 6 (806 KB)


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