SongsGraphic Songs of Our People Video Project

The goal of this project is to sustain intergenerational learning and oral literacy for California Indian youth and families while creating innovative instructional resources on California Indian histories, cultures and contemporary issues for tribal and institutional educators and other groups. The project realized these goals through the following integrated objectives over a 24-month time frame:

1) Produce and disseminate 30 or more ten to twenty minute multi-media presentations on California Indian histories and cultures, by the end of the 24-month project. The presentations will consist of archival photographs and documents, contemporary photos, community-based interviews and other materials; (Project Years One & Two);

2) Develop and document, at the local level, a story gathering process for California Indians utilizing media technology including digital photography and digital audio recording. Hold 10 multi-media intergenerational story gathering workshops especially targeting youth 12-17 years of age, by the end of the 24-month project; (Project Years One & Two);

3) Develop and disseminate a Songs of Our People Tool Box containing a user’s guide to assist teachers, cultural leaders, institutions and others to use the presentations and access additional information on the themes they explore, by the end of the 24-month; (Project Year Two);

4) Produce a Project Overview Presentation and deliver it at four or more Native American education conferences, by the end of the 24-month project. (Project Year Two)

The Tool Box below contains the essential materials for recreating this project in your community.

 

 

ToolboxSongs of Our People Tool Box

 
 

Useful Links and Resources

Stories to Share

Silent Beats

The Princess Grace Award winning short film about first impressions and assumptions.

Written/Directed by Jon M. Chu
Edited/Cinematography by Chris Browne
Starring: Antoine Grant

DOCUMENTING THE STORY

CENTER FOR DIGITAL STORYTELLING

The Center for Digital Storytelling is a non-profit project development, training, and research organization dedicated to assisting people in using digital media to tell meaningful stories from their lives.

http://www.storycenter.org/

DIGITAL STORYTELLING ASSOCIATION

The Digital Storytelling community has come to realize that there is a need for maintaining an ongoing collaboration between individuals and organizations, across countries and continents, with regard to the production and educational goals sustained by the potential members of such an organization. In November of 2002, representatives from 8 countries, over 25 U.S. states, and a broad cross section of interests, came together to launch the Digital Storytelling Association.

http://www.dsaweb.org/

DIGITAL STORYTELLING FESTIVAL

The Digital Storytelling Festival exists to encourage thought, exchange ideas and ignite sparks for the creative application of digital technology and the internet to the art of storytelling with a focus on art and innovation, education, marketing and branding opportunities.

http://www.dstory.com/dsfsedona/

INTERNATIONAL STORYTELLING CENTER

The International Storytelling Center inspires and empowers people around the world to capture and tell their stories, listen to the stories of others, and use storytelling to produce positive change.

http://www.storytellingcenter.com

TOOLS FOR YOUR FILM
A1 FREE SOUND EFFECTS

All sound files are FREE Downloads of Great Quality .wav audio for non-commercial use only.

http://www.a1freesoundeffects.com/

ANALOG

Analog is a site where you can download various audio software for all versions of Windows (95, 98, NT, 2k, ME, XP, etc), unless otherwise specified. There’s a lot of cool stuff on their site. Check it out.

http://www.analogx.com/contents/download/audio.htm

APPLE –TIPS FOR MAKI NG YOUR MOVIE

http://www.apple.com/education/dv/tips/index.html

AUDIO RESOURCES

This site contains some pointers to information on computer-based audio sound and associated software available around the world.

http://archive.museophile.sbu.ac.uk/audio/

COMICS.COM

If you like comics, check this site out.

http://www.comics.com

CNET Download.Com

Free & cheap downloads.

http://www.download.com

MPA – COPYRIGHT RESEARCH CENTER

The Copyright Search Center provides a step-by-step guide to researching the copyright holder or publisher of a piece of music. It also provides forms for obtaining permission from the publisher to arrange a piece of music or make copies of out -of-print music.

http://www.mpa.org/copyright/copysearch.html

THE PHOTOGRAPHY CHANNEL

The Photography Channel presents cinematic-quality presentation of the world’s best photography, using interviews with photographers and live audio material.

http://www.photographychannel.tv/

REEL DIRECTORY

Media Resource Guide

http://reeldirectory.com/

SHOCKWAVE

You can find lots of cool things to download and play with on this site. For example, Photojam 4 allows you to share digital photos over the Internet free of charge. Check it out!

http://www.shockwave.com

STREAMING MEDIA, INC

Tutorial on Integrating Flash and QuickTime for Dynamic Media Delivery

http://www.streamingmedia.com/tutorials/view.asp?tutorial_id=142

US COPYRIGHT OFFICE

Learn everything you need to know about copyrights. The site includes: Key publications, including informational circulars; application forms for copyright registration; links to the copyright law and to the homepages of other copyright-related organizations; news of what the Office is doing, including business-process reengineering plans, Congressional testimony and press releases; our latest regulations; a link to our online copyright records cataloged since 1978; and much more.

http://lcweb.loc.gov/copyright/

 
 

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