Tag: Video

FreeStylin’

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WX2_QUPMFrE[/youtube]

Performed by a Native from British Columbia, who goes by the name GTech, this video was clearly self produced. The lighting is bad, the sound is poor, but the important thing is that this young person has the opportunity to speak his mind in a forum where people will hear. It is interesting to see that he has 1,821 views, although this video is clearly of low visual quality. I think this speaks volumes about the breadth of audience these young people can find for their message.

Tags British Columbia, First Nations, GTech, Video

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The Legend of “Can’t Kill Food”

Post author By Svetlana Gibson
Post date December 5, 2008
1 Comment on The Legend of “Can’t Kill Food”

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZRHUEP7XfA&feature=related[/youtube]

I found this YouTube video very interesting because it is a recording of an elder telling the story in his own language. Subtitles are included, and actors are used to present the story, but the elder is shown repeatedly through the video, which gives the story a real face, like one is learning the story at the foot of an elder.

Tags First Nations, Food, Video, YouTube

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The Starvation Story

.[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fHJW_rHwRQ[/youtube]

I found this Youtube video on a whim when I searched for “First Nations Story”. There are many First Nations stories done as videos. I feel this makes YouTube a very powerful resource. This was a story of hardship and how people must rely on each other. It exposes the folly of pride, as the hunter refuses food from neighbours to feed his family. It also speaks to how the larger group can be affected by the actions of one individual. In this case, the father’s daughters die of starvation because he will not accept help when he needs it. It is done in in a First Nations language that was not identified, but subtitles were provided

Tags First Nations, Starvation, Story, Video, YouTube