Kamloops II - the Trapline continues...
For TRAPLINE II - a MASSIVE challenge…southern BC is hit with flooding disaster! It is so scary. Our hearts and thoughts go out to farmers, families and animals in the region!
Around 1924 Sumas Lake became Sumas Prairie and became settler farmland:
Sumas First Nation Chief Dalton Silver said despite the devastation caused by flooding over the past week, the Sumas First Nation is "coping quite well" as their houses are built on ground that's higher than the ancient shallow lake.” Silver said the Sumas First Nation had several villages along the lake, with up to 10,000 people living in that part of the valley before European contact. The lake also used to be their primary food source, according to Silver, and their ancestors told government officials in the early 20th century that draining the river would cause starvation for the Sumas people. "It is something that our people never would have even thought of doing, altering nature in such a way." Silver said historically, about 85 per cent of the Sumas diet came from the lake, including salmon and freshwater mussels. They also used canoes to reach islands on the lake for deer hunting. "There were a lot of stories about the loss of the lake and actually the devastation for us then," said Silver. The Sumas are a part of the larger Sto:lo Nation. "Sto:lo basically means river, we are the river people," said Silver.
Highway 3 was shut down and so food became a concern in cities like Kamloops, now cut off from deliveries …mentors Chris, Charlie and Riley managed to continue with planning and find snacks and lunches (thanks again to chopped leaf).
4 youth were able to make it - 2 folks couldn't make it because of the roads ;(
This group is a slightly younger age group… HEYO Avery, Colton, Silas AND Thunderheart!
(Unfortunately the Elder dislocated her shoulder so wasn’t able to attend…sending healing vibes.)
The mentors each did a presentation for the participants: Screenwriting, Storyboard and Animation…
The group did a bunch of filming…learning about framing and improvising. The group is also working on scriptwriting! They even worked together and made an entire short film!
Tomorrow everyone will head downtown to do some landscape and urban filming!
FUN!
