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Island Road / White Chestnut Production presents ; a film by Francescu Artily ; written and directed by Francescu Artily.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- Bayous--Louisiana.
- Bayous.
- Indians of North America.
- Manners and customs.
- Louisiana.
- Coast changes.
- Coastal ecosystem health.
- Indians of North America--Louisiana--Ile à Jean Charles--Social life and customs.
- Ile à Jean Charles (La.)--Social life and customs.
- Ile à Jean Charles (La.).
- Louisiana--Ile à Jean Charles.
- Genre:
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 video file (74 min.)) : sound, color
- Distribution:
- [Blacksburg, Virginia] : [Virginia Tech Technology-enhanced Learning and Online Strategies], [2020]
- Language Note:
- In English and French with English subtitles.
- System Details:
- Streaming video file.
- digital
- data file
- Summary:
- The Isle de Jean Charles is found on the Bayou, in southeast Louisiana. The location is currently inhabited by descendants of Choctaw, Biloxi and Chitimacha Native American tribes representing fifty residents or so. Since the 18th century, fishing has been the community s means of sustenance. This strip of land, however, is slowly disappearing due to rising water levels, a combination of hurricanes and overall climate changes. The ecosystem is also being weakened by the construction of canals used by oil companies in the Gulf of Mexico. The U.S. State Department initiated a relocation project for Native American communities on this land. But the Isle de Jean Charles was not integrated to the Mississippi s containment project given the high costs that it would entail. In such a context of forced migration, the remaining dwellers are beginning to question their isolation between resistance and abandonment.
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from title screen (TLOS, viewed January 14, 2020).
- Originally produced as a documentary in 2019.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.
- OCLC:
- 1135874233
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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