Injunuity Class Discussion- Alice Falco, Ann Coughlin, and Autumn Lancette

Initial Impression Questions:

1) Out of the three video clips you watched ("Buried," "Two Spirit," and "The Great Law"), which was your favorite? Why?
2) What are your thoughts about the topics covered in each video clip?
3) Do you think the topics discussed in each video should have more coverage?
4) Did you have any past knowledge or experience with the topics covered in the videos?
5) What was something you took away from the videos?
6) Was there a video that was confusing or you disliked? Why?
7) What was your impression of the illustration styles?

8) Were the voices in the videos authentic to indigenous people?

Background on the Injunuity Project 

• These video clips are reflections about the Native Americans' past, present, and future
• They bring to light the need for Native American wisdom is modern life
• Each video is spoken verbatim by a Native American
• The goal of Injunuity is to define the future and look at the future paths Native Americans have today

"Buried"

What are your thoughts about the monument? 

What did you feel when you watched the video and saw the picture of the monument?

The video portrayed White people as controlling and greedy. Do you think this could be seen as offensive or controversial?

"2005 'Shellmound' Documentary Exposes the Truth Behind, and Under, Bay Street Development:" https://evilleeye.com/history/2005-shellmound-documentary-exposes-the-truth-behind-and-under-bay-street-developement/ 

Key Points in Article:

• The documentary called "Shellmound" was filmed by the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism Alum Andrew Cedial and it aimed to reveal how the Bay Street development project disturbed and destroyed the Native American cemetery.
• The Ohlone Culture was established in 400 AD at the Temescal Creek near the San Francisco Bay. The Ohlone Shell mounds were composed of shells, tools, bowls, animal bones and human burials taht was created over thousands of years. The shell mounds served the Ohlone people as community cemeteries. 
• Before the mall was built, a pigment plant was built in the 1920s and then left abandoned in the 1990's. Because of this, toxic chemicals that contained arsenic and acid polluted the soil. 
  

"The Bay Street shopping mall on Shellmound Street draws hundreds of visitors every day, but few realize the cultural significance of the land that lies beneath it, or venture into the shellmound memorial park tucked into a corner of the mall, Cediel said."

"Two Spirit"

What are your thoughts on the term "Two Spirit?"

"As They Are: Two-Spirit People in the Modern World:" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYGxZL8

• 9:09- 12:09

"The Way of the Two Spirited People:" http://www.dancingtoeaglespiritsociety.org/twospirit.php

Two-Spirit people had various terms in the traditional language of different tribes;

• The Din éh, or the Navaho tribe, referred to "Two-Spirits" as "nàdleehé" or one who is '"transformed" 
• The Lakota, or Sioux tribe, referred to "Two-Spirits" as "winkte," 
• The Mohave referred to "Two-Spirits" as "alyha"
• The Zuni referred to "Two-Spirits" as "lhamana"
• The Omaha referred to "Two-Spirits" as "mexoga" 

The Red Circle Project is an HIV Prevention Project that provides services to Native Americans and the Alaska Native Community. They provide various services such as group interventions for gay or transgender Native American individuals and provide HIV testing at Native American events such as powwows.
http://redcircleproject.org/

"The Great Law"

Do you think this video eliminated the stigma of Native Americans being "savages?"

Did you know about Native American government before watching the video?

Was there any confusion on the topic of this video clip?