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North Paws – The Dogumentary

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NORTH PAWS 

Here’s another northern site I’m fond of and contributing to.  North Paws is looking to tell the stories of Northern people and their experiences with Northern dogs.  Above all else, it’s a site concerned with the welfare of dogs in the north. With an amazingly talented production team, this project will deliver some top notch products.

We`re looking for stories of the ancient world, stories of our living elders histories, and stories in modern times.

We want to bring to light the challenges, successes and positive efforts of people in the North who are living with dogs.

Here are some possible topics:

  • In early times, dogs were essential to staying alive – do you have a family story about dogs and survival?
  • With new technology and industry came a new way of life in the Northern Territories. As communities moved away from a nomadic lifestyle, dogs were no longer necessary for survival. What do you think (or know of) became of these animals?
  • Share your vision for how dogs can fit into Northern culture in a post nomadic world.
  • Big cities have lots of dogs in shelters, and they also have resources to deal with them. Have you had experiences with strays in NT?
  • Do you have a personal story about irresponsible pet owners? How do you think the community could help?
  • Have you ever volunteered for a dog rescue organization here in the North? What was your experience?
  • If you took part in the fundraising campaign for the NWT SPCA, tell us about your experience.
  • Sometimes the only way to ensure the safety of a community which has a dog overpopulation problem is to cull the strays; has this happened in your community?
  • What does mushing mean to you?
  • Challenges with stray dogs and their possible danger to communities are not a problem in and of themselves, but can also be seen as a symptom of the bigger challenges facing the north. What do you think?
  • Got a strong opinion about dogs that isn’t mentioned here? There’s a good chance we still want to hear from you.
  

Yellowknife Documentary Project

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Yellowknife Documentary Project: “Ultra-cool”             

I like this project because it welcomes ordinary folks to tell their Yellowknife stories. If you live in Yellowknife, used to live there, visited once and loved it or are purely a Yellowknife fan, you can get involved. The project team encourages people to collaborate to create a documentary about , what they call, “this ultra-cool city”.

They ask you to think about what you love about Yellowknife. What makes it unique? What makes it tick? What’s your best memory of the place? How has it affected your life? Then go ahead and put those thoughts on film.  Make a video.

No experience is necessary. You can do it using the camera on your phone or a video camera. It doesn’t matter. “All videos and video-attempts are welcome.” Then you can share your video with others, with the whole doggone world, by uploading it to the YK Doc Project website. You and other fans can then comment on all the different video clips.

The project team says their goal “is to figure out which video clips resonate with fans.” And then, as more and more clips get added, different themes will emerge. It’s true, they will. And those themes “will inform the basis for a longer form documentary about Yellowknife”.

I like it. The fans become the filmmakers, collaborating to tell the Yellowknife story through the lens of their personal experiences, with their own voices, on camera. Living history by real people. Yeah!

Check out the site. So far, December 2011, my favorite video is the one about ravens.