Hidden Pitfalls of Recording Traditional Knowledge

Including:

Allan Pard, Piikani, Blackfoot Nation

Introduction (:16)

Script (1:25)

I'm very impressed with your ambition to start filming, start doing what you're doing. We don't do enough of this. I think this is part of those adjustments in saying we need to move forward and we've got to make these kind of changes. I know our people, our ancestors were totally against recording our histories, yet then again, some anthropologists have already recorded and documented some real significant parts of our culture. And I'm not going to compete with my Elders who were born a hundred years ago, because they did it. But I think it's important that we start documenting and preserving our culture and I'm really impressed with your attention to that. Maybe not specifically recording or documenting the culture per say, but the messaging. The important thing about messaging is the dilemma we're in and how we should start making changes. I think that's quite significant. I'm hoping we can do this interview that we're having today.