When archaeologists were excavating a 200-year-old Iñupiaq village near Kiana in Alaska's Arctic they uncovered human remains.
National Park Service policy dictated that they stop the dig because of the discovery. But the ancient village is situated on the banks for the Kobuk River, which threatens to wash it away before they are able to resume their work.
The village of Kiana must decide whether to honor their ancestors or petition the Park Service to resume the dig in hopes of learning more of their history.
The film Igliqtiqsiu?vigruaq [Swift Water Place], which documents the dig and Kiana's decision, is scheduled play at the Anchorage Museum at 7 p.m. on May 22, 2015, as part of the Alaska Native Culture series.