Idea
1.My idea is to do a documentary film on the Paiute people. The Native American tribe of which I belong. My first idea is to do one on where our songs come from. My sister and her husband were invited last year to go where the songs came from. They could not go because my sister became pregnant. It would be neat, to me to find out this type of thing.
Treatment- A song being sung. Discussion of the origin/legend of the song. Why is this visit done every year? This is an invitation only event, who gets the invite and why? Who leads these trips? What is being done to keep this tradition alive?
Video of the trip down the river and hike to the location. We probably wont be able to film the exact location of the sacred place or what actually happens when we get there.
People practicing the songs and discussion of when and why these songs are sung. Is there anyone passing the information along to the younger generation of people in the tribe? If not what needs to be done to protect this tradition.
Discussion of how many people are actually enrolled in the tribe and the language being almost forgotten. Why is it important to keep traditions alive and languages alive?
Song sung again. I would like an image of an Elder traditional dancer silhouette and one of a youth traditional dancer. This could work with a grass dancer and a jingle dancer as well, maybe all three.
2.My other idea is to do a film that discusses the difference of class. A wealthy area of homes is set right next to a Native American Reservation. How did this come to be and how do people on both sides feel about living next to each other?
Treatment-Didn't get very far, because people were not willing to talk to me about this issue.
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