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SAMAQ'AN: WATER STORIES I - II (MALISEET)
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SAMAQ'AN: WATER STORIES I - II (MALISEET)
Samaq’an is a documentary series that examines and probes domestic and international water stories from a first nations perspective.
Khalalesia: The Wake of the Tankers
The second part examines the local cost of Tankers on the westcoast, the singing and mating grounds of certain whales, the harvesting of sea weed, harvesting intertidal shellfish, all threatened by market forces. We meet Marvin Robinson a tour guide and citizen of Hartley Bay. We meet Harman Mueter and Janey ? who have set up an elaborate system of recording devices to document the sounds of whales.
Letter From Athabaska
George Poitras on “Bloody Oil”. George gives is a OILSANDS 100 lesson about everything wrong with the Alberta Oil Sands development. He fights an often lonely battle against the behemoth energy dependent province he lives in.
The Gulf Story, Pt. 1
What happened on April 20, 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico? Who suffers the most and what, if any, is the impact of Native Americans who may live in the area? We bring the story to Canadian viewers from a unique Canadian voice and an eye to prepare for potential future impacts of resource development. We meet journalists, restaurateurs and some Cajuns. Oddly, the Native Americans who live in the area are unrecognized tribe.
The Gulf Story, Pt. 2
We meet Derek Billiot, a Houma Native American and self-described swampman. During the first few days of the oil disaster on April 20, 2010, He stood by listened and watched daily reports of the attempt to cap the oil leak as his tour operations started shutting down, like all other businesses in the parish of Plaquemines. The coast guard had shut down any unnecessary travel in the swamplands in southern Louisiana. When his phones started ringing again, it was the oil cleanup forces and that’s when Derek went back to work for the Vessel of Opportunity. He didn’t like what he saw.
The Gulf Story, Pt. 3
In the bayou’s of Louisiana there is great pride in their culture and accompanying cuisine. The history is much like that of Canada where a blending of cultures has resulted in one distinctive region that rates with French and Italian cuisine as among the classics. The unique blend of French and African immigrants with the local indigenous population is often called Creole. After the Treaty of Utrecht, the French who settled in Nova Scotia were expelled. We meet relatives of the French Acadians who moved to the area during the infamous Acadian Expulsion. We meet southern belle, Miss Laura Anne Chaisson.