Finding Common Ground Capstone Project

By jrose.dao
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    Original timeline for WSG digital story project

    Timeline from original proposal before COVID hit
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    COVID shutdowns

    Tribal Nations and schools have mostly shut down. UW is primarily online and label these quarters as "extraordinary circumstances quarters."
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    SMEA 550/ JSIS 478 Environmental Justice & Political Ecology class

    Autumn 2020. First experiment (beta test) doing digital stories with a UW grad/ undergrad level class; 17 enrolled students. Created digital stories on Sway. Digital stories included: Indigenous Allyship
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    JSIS Taskforce 2021 class

    Co-taught Taskforce class with Jonathan Warren and Patrick Christie; 13 enrolled students including (12 JSIS fourth year students and 1 AIS student, Jade). Projects centered on research project on saving the Salish Sea primarily through indigenous-led restoration projects and resistance to fossil fuel projects like the TMX in Canada.

  • WORKSHOP #1: UW Workshop on digital storytelling, interviewing & storyboarding

    Workshop held as part of the JSIS Taskforce class co-taught by Patrick Christie and Jonathan Warren.

  • PANEL: Indigenous Justice Speakers

    Guest speakers included Brian Cladoosby, Patti Gobin, George Reuben, and Stephanie Tsotie (13 students). Part JSIS Taskforce class co-taught by Patrick Christie and Jonathan Warren.

  • WORKSHOP #2: UW workshop storyboarding, interviewing & media tips

    13 students in attendance from JSIS Taskforce class co-taught by Patrick Christie and Jonathan Warren.

  • WORKSHOP #3: Video editing (WeVideo) with UW students

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    Jessica works as Project Coordinator

    project archivist

  • Jade Dudoward hired

    Jade Dudoward hired to support tribal outreach & UW non-indigenous student work.

  • Project website for collaborators created

    Wix site created by Jessica Rose as part of her work as project coordinator during Spring 2021- Winter 2022. Links to gDrives and resources for collaborators to use in their digital story creation. https://jrosedao.wixsite.com/uwdigitalstory

  • Project archive created in Asana

    Created by Jessica Rose as part of her work as project coordinator 2021

  • UW Field trip; Quiloolt & more

  • UW students visit Hibulb

    Professors Patrick Christie and Jonathan Warren take US students on a trip to Tulalip's Hibulb Cultural Center to hear a talk by Inez Bill.
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    SMEA Capstone timespan

  • Institutional MOUs, secure IRB, and tribal council/ school approvals

    Completed during Winter 2022 quarter

  • UW begins visits to Chief Leschi School

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    CLS Method #1: Sway-la's class

    Collaboration method #1: embedded in Sway-la's class. Had minimal success.

  • Salish Sea Conference

    Presentation at Salish Sea Conference 2022 by Jessica and Jade. Jessica was chair of session.

  • Canoe Pull

    Kris and Luke join CLS students on a Canoe Pull near Lummi Nation.

  • Gathering of the Eagles

    Canoe Pull in Lummi, culminating with a meeting of Air, Water, and Land protectors to defend against the TMX and other extractive projects.

  • CLS visit UW

    CLS students visit UW and tour the areas of campus that center Indigenous spaces.

  • Bryce leaves capstone project

    leaves after Spring 2022 quarter (with project for 2 quarters)
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    Weller visits PNW #1

    Media and interview collection
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    CLS Method #2: Embedded UW students in various CLS classes

    Least successful way of working with CLS students.

  • FIELD TRIP: Adult Salmon release

    Field trip with Elsie's science class to a salmon fishery and then a drive to the base of Mt. Rainier to release dozens of adult Coho salmon to spawn in the rivers.
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    Sway-la's sabbatical

    Sway-la takes some time away from CLS teaching to work on his own grad degree and spend time with his first baby daughter.
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    Weller visits PNW #2

    Media and interview collection
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    CLS Method #3: Workshop model

    Most successful way of working with students and resulted in completed digital stories in a few sessions

  • CLS WORKSHOP #1

    4-hour workshop with CLS students to collect media and outline digital story ideas; primarily centered on stories about CLS curriculum and the canoe journey.

  • CLS WORKSHOP #2

    Getting audio for the stories and media picked out (Katerie)

  • Viewing Event @ CLS

    First viewing event of digital stories at Chief Leschi School in conjunction with the opening of their new auditorium. Featured concert show with Keith Secola, Quiltman, Casper Lemoysova, Sten Joddi, and actor Gary Farmer. Showed 3 CLS/UW created stories as well as the short doc on the project.

  • Capstone Presentation for SMEA

    via zoom; Showcasing student made films and collaborative documentary

  • Viewing Event @ the Burke

    2nd viewing event. Includes CLS students visiting UW campus & food provided from Off the Rez.