{"id":1852,"date":"2014-06-26T20:15:55","date_gmt":"2014-06-27T03:15:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/earthsayers.tv\/sustainabilityadvocate\/?p=1852"},"modified":"2014-06-26T20:17:41","modified_gmt":"2014-06-27T03:17:41","slug":"one-day-of-curating-the-voices-of-sustainability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/earthsayers.tv\/sustainabilityadvocate\/?p=1852","title":{"rendered":"One Day of Curating the Voices of Sustainability"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What is the context of my curation?<\/p>\n<p>We have been growing EarthSayers.tv, a specialized search engine to curated content in the service of sustainability. We focus on advancing the unfiltered voices &#8211; individuals of all ages and from all walks of life &#8211; and now there are over 1,800 videos in our<a href=\"https:\/\/earthsayers.tv\/sustainabilityadvocate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/earthsayers-ad.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1708 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/earthsayers.tv\/sustainabilityadvocate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/earthsayers-ad.png\" alt=\"earthsayers ad\" width=\"160\" height=\"156\" \/><\/a> collection. They are all organized using a <a title=\"Sustainability Taxonomy\" href=\"http:\/\/www.earthsayers.com\/site_map.php\">sustainability taxonomy<\/a> &#8211; a classification system that goes beyond tagging &#8211; which means those searching for information and inspiration don&#8217;t have to spend hours wading through hundreds and thousands of videos in the vast sea of information out there. One can search the collection by keyword\/phrase across the categories of environmental, social\/cultural, and economic using the keywords and phrases ranging from a broad issue such as climate change to Patagonia, a company name, or use our indexing system to review a special collection such as <a title=\"Barbara Ford\" href=\"http:\/\/www.earthsayers.com\/special_collection\/What_Gives_Us_Hope_and_Heart_by_Barbara_Ford\/15\/23372\">Culture and Consciousness<\/a>. Our objective is to increase sustainability awareness and advance the citizens speaking on behalf of Mother Earth and her peoples.<\/p>\n<p>And today I curated eleven videos and was inspired and motivated by teenagers, elders, fisherpersons, wisdomkeepers, teachers, musicians and filmmakers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/earthsayers.tv\/sustainabilityadvocate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/dylan-jennings.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1861\" src=\"https:\/\/earthsayers.tv\/sustainabilityadvocate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/dylan-jennings.png\" alt=\"dylan jennings\" width=\"105\" height=\"106\" \/><\/a>First I created a new series, <em>The Ways: Great Lakes Native Culture and Language<\/em>, making eight series to date including (1) Ray Anderson Memorial Interviews, (2) Bill Moyers and Company, (3) Sustainable Today, (4) Native Perspectives on Sustainability, (5) The Natural Way: Indigenous Voices, (6) 3BL\u00a0 Media Series on CSR and (7) Peak Moment. \u00a0 <a title=\"The Way.Org\" href=\"http:\/\/theways.org\/\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>The Ways<\/em><\/strong><\/a> is on ongoing series of stories from Native communities around the central Great Lakes. The Ways supports educators in meeting the requirements of <a title=\"Wisonsin Act 31\" href=\"http:\/\/www.act31resources.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Wisconsin Act 31<\/a>, seeking to expand and challenge current understanding of Native identity and communities. It is\u00a0 a production of the\u00a0 <a title=\"Wisconsin Media Lab\" href=\"http:\/\/wimedialab.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Wisconsin Media Lab.<\/a>\u00a0 All nine documentaries, produced and directed by Finn Ryan of the Wisconsin Media Lab, were reviewed, catalogued, links added to descriptions, names and organizations called out and added to the database, a format specified, and other information about the video were all added to the database.\u00a0 You will note the videos address the environmental, cultural, social and economic aspects of indigenous knowledge, culture, and rights while conveying the principles of sustainability and connectedness to Mother Earth.<br \/>\nSpearfishing: A living History by <a title=\"Jason Bisonette\" href=\"http:\/\/www.earthsayers.com\/special_collection\/Spearfishing_A_Living_History_by_Jason_Bisonette\/79\/25445\" target=\"_blank\">Jason Bisonette <\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1863 \" src=\"https:\/\/earthsayers.tv\/sustainabilityadvocate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Screen-Shot-2014-06-26-at-7.42.16-PM-300x130.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2014-06-26 at 7.42.16 PM\" width=\"224\" height=\"97\" srcset=\"https:\/\/earthsayers.tv\/sustainabilityadvocate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Screen-Shot-2014-06-26-at-7.42.16-PM-300x130.png 300w, https:\/\/earthsayers.tv\/sustainabilityadvocate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Screen-Shot-2014-06-26-at-7.42.16-PM-1024x446.png 1024w, https:\/\/earthsayers.tv\/sustainabilityadvocate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Screen-Shot-2014-06-26-at-7.42.16-PM.png 1648w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Lady Thunderhawks: Leading the Way by <a title=\"Jessica House\" href=\"http:\/\/www.earthsayers.com\/special_collection\/Lady_Thunderhawks_Leading_the_Way_by_Jessica_House\/79\/25444\" target=\"_blank\">Jessica House<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hunting Deer: Sharing the harvest by <a title=\"Greg Johnson\" href=\"http:\/\/www.earthsayers.com\/special_collection\/Hunting_Deer_Sharing_the_Harvest_by_Greg_Biskakone_Johnson\/79\/25443\" target=\"_blank\">Greg &#8220;Biskakone&#8221; Johnson<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lake Superior Whitefish: Carrying on a Family Tradition by the <a title=\"Peterson's Fish Market\" href=\"http:\/\/www.earthsayers.com\/special_collection\/Lake_Superior_Whitefish_Carrying_on_a_Family_Tradition_by_Pat_Peterson\/79\/25442\" target=\"_blank\">Petersons<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Performance, <em>Prayers in a Song<\/em> by <a title=\"Tall Paul\" href=\"http:\/\/www.earthsayers.com\/special_collection\/Prayers_in_a_Song_by_Tall_Paul\/79\/25440\" target=\"_blank\">Tall Paul<\/a>\u00a0 (3:56)<\/p>\n<p>Menominee Language Revitalization by <a title=\"Ron Corn, Jr.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.earthsayers.com\/special_collection\/Menominee_Language_Revitalization_by_Ron_Corn_Jr\/79\/25437\" target=\"_blank\">Ron Corn, Jr.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>PowWow Trail: Keeping the Beat by <a title=\"Dylan Jennings\" href=\"http:\/\/www.earthsayers.com\/special_collection\/Powwow_Trail_Keeping_the_Beat_by_Dylan_Jennings\/79\/25436\" target=\"_blank\">Dylan Jennings<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bringing Back the Ho-Chunk Language by <a title=\"Arlene Blackdeer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.earthsayers.com\/special_collection\/Bringing_Back_the_Ho-Chunk_Language_by_Arlene_Blackdeer\/79\/25435\" target=\"_blank\">Arlene Blackdeer<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Clan Mother: Healing the Community by <a title=\"Molly Miller\" href=\"http:\/\/www.earthsayers.com\/special_collection\/Clan_Mother_Healing_the_Community_by_Molly_Miller\/79\/25434\" target=\"_blank\">Molly Miller<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Two other documentaries reviewed and added are from the folks at <a title=\"StoryHunter.tv\" href=\"http:\/\/storyhunter.tv\/\" target=\"_blank\">Storyhunter.tv<\/a>, an online production network for professional video journalists and documentary filmmakers, that we more or less found by accident this morning. We will add more of their content as time goes on.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Trash into Music\" href=\"http:\/\/www.earthsayers.com\/special_collection\/Mexican_Teenagers_Turn_Trash_Into_Music_by_Juvenal_Alvarez\/39\/25439\" target=\"_blank\">Mexican Teenagers<\/a> Turn Trash Into Music by Juvenal Alvarez<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"The Sinkhole\" href=\"http:\/\/www.earthsayers.com\/special_collection\/The_Sinkhole_Thats_Swallowing_Louisiana_by_Ben_Depp\/20\/25438\">The Sinkhole <\/a>That&#8217;s Swallowing Louisiana by Ben Depp<\/p>\n<p>I am hoping that at least one of the above titles or a name catches your eye and you take time to listen and be inspired.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Ruth Ann Barrett, <em>Sustainability Advocate<\/em>, June 26, 2014, Portland, Oregon, (415) 377-1835.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the context of my curation? 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