Narratives in the Editing Bay: The Making of and the Rivers Flow: Hunting and Treaty Rights in a First Nations Community
This thesis describes the filming and post-production strategy used to develop the ethnographic film, And the Rivers Flow: Hunting and Treaty Rights in a First Nations Community. This paper outlines my process, suggesting that an engaging, dramatic film can emerge quite naturally by examining the na...
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ftfloridasu:oai:diginole.lib.fsu.edu:fsu_175775 2024-06-09T07:45:59+00:00 Narratives in the Editing Bay: The Making of and the Rivers Flow: Hunting and Treaty Rights in a First Nations Community Weidlich, Stephen K. (authoraut) Hellweg, Joseph (professor directing thesis) Uzendoski, Michael A. (committee member) Grindal, Bruce T. (committee member) Department of Anthropology (degree granting department) Florida State University (degree granting institution) 2007 1 online resource computer https://diginole.lib.fsu.edu/islandora/object/fsu%3A175775/datastream/TN/view/Narratives%20in%20the%20Editing%20Bay.jpg English eng eng Tallahassee, Florida: Florida State University fsu:175775 (IID) FSU_migr_etd-1219 (URL) http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_migr_etd-1219 https://diginole.lib.fsu.edu/islandora/object/fsu%3A175775/datastream/TN/view/Narratives%20in%20the%20Editing%20Bay.jpg This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s). The copyright in theses and dissertations completed at Florida State University is held by the students who author them. Anthropology Text 2007 ftfloridasu 2024-05-10T08:08:09Z This thesis describes the filming and post-production strategy used to develop the ethnographic film, And the Rivers Flow: Hunting and Treaty Rights in a First Nations Community. This paper outlines my process, suggesting that an engaging, dramatic film can emerge quite naturally by examining the narratives already present in filmed footage. I suggest that, if framed carefully, the final presented narrative can correspond to both the dramaturgical conventions of Western drama and the anthropological criteria of Victor Turner's social drama (1996). And the Rivers Flow tells the story of two First Nations hunters who were charged with trespassing and illegally hunting on land they considered to be traditional territory safe for hunting. Throughout the story, viewers are taken along on a late-summer moose hunt where respect, knowledge, and a spiritual connection to the land are just as important as any piece of equipment. Combining documentary storytelling with ethnographic footage, And the Rivers Flow adds to the growing discourse surrounding the perpetuation of native peoples' traditional beliefs in spite of encroaching development and outside governmental pressures. Submitted Note: A Thesis Submitted to the Department of Anthropology in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science. Degree Awarded: Fall Semester, 2007. Date of Defense: April 23, 2007. Keywords: Ethnographic Film, Narrative, Drama, Victor Turner Bibliography Note: Includes bibliographical references. Advisory committee: Joseph Hellweg, Professor Directing Thesis; Michael A. Uzendoski, Committee Member; Bruce T. Grindal, Committee Member. Text First Nations Florida State University: DigiNole Commons Grindal ENVELOPE(9.762,9.762,62.930,62.930) |
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This thesis describes the filming and post-production strategy used to develop the ethnographic film, And the Rivers Flow: Hunting and Treaty Rights in a First Nations Community. This paper outlines my process, suggesting that an engaging, dramatic film can emerge quite naturally by examining the narratives already present in filmed footage. I suggest that, if framed carefully, the final presented narrative can correspond to both the dramaturgical conventions of Western drama and the anthropological criteria of Victor Turner's social drama (1996). And the Rivers Flow tells the story of two First Nations hunters who were charged with trespassing and illegally hunting on land they considered to be traditional territory safe for hunting. Throughout the story, viewers are taken along on a late-summer moose hunt where respect, knowledge, and a spiritual connection to the land are just as important as any piece of equipment. Combining documentary storytelling with ethnographic footage, And the Rivers Flow adds to the growing discourse surrounding the perpetuation of native peoples' traditional beliefs in spite of encroaching development and outside governmental pressures. Submitted Note: A Thesis Submitted to the Department of Anthropology in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science. Degree Awarded: Fall Semester, 2007. Date of Defense: April 23, 2007. Keywords: Ethnographic Film, Narrative, Drama, Victor Turner Bibliography Note: Includes bibliographical references. Advisory committee: Joseph Hellweg, Professor Directing Thesis; Michael A. Uzendoski, Committee Member; Bruce T. Grindal, Committee Member. |
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