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Call of the Ancient Mariner

America is filled with numerous untold stories, from family stories to folktales, that makes us all richer. However our consumer world often blinds us to the value of our traditions and heritage and replaces them with “things”. What we lose is access to wealth of our collective cultural tapestry.

The Center for Cultural Preservation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to sharing our cultural treasures through oral history projects, documentary film, public programs, books, education and more. As we connect to our cultural heritage, we also become better stewards of our natural inheritance to insure our land is protected for many generations to come.

Please join us, support us and work with us to make the invisible visible once more.

Announcements

HELP US MAKE NEW FILMS! Support the Center’s End of Year Campaign and help us make new films and grow our Oral History Archive. More HERE.

Register for Our New Forum! The Center will be hosting a forum, Historic Floods and Landslides – What Have We Learned on Saturday, February 15th from 2-4 at Blue Ridge Community College Thomas Auditorium. Advanced Registration Required. Register HERE.

Do You Have A Hurricane Helene Story To Tell? The Center is currently recording stories by people impacted by Helene, starting with generational elders who were also impacted by previous floods for our Oral History Archive and for a possible new film. Reach out to us HERE.

Our ELDER WISDOM ORAL HISTORY ARCHIVE is now live! See it HERE.

Learn More About our Newest Film, Nature’s Wisdom Thru Native Eyes, Watch the Trailers and find Upcoming Screenings.

TWO WAYS TO WATCH OUR FILMS: Stream Them or Buy the DVD

Many of Our Major Films Are Currently Broadcasting on PBS Nationally: