Carroll Clint, Garroutte Eva, Noonan Carolyn, Buchwald Dedra
Department of Ethnic Studies, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA.
Department of Sociology, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, USA.
Ecohealth. 2018 Jun;15(2):450-461. doi: 10.1007/s10393-018-1330-9. Epub 2018 Mar 26.
Indigenous ancestral teachings commonly present individual and community health as dependent upon relationships between human and nonhuman worlds. But how do persons conversant with ancestral teachings effectively convey such perspectives in contemporary contexts, and to what extent does the general tribal citizenry share them? Can media technology provide knowledge keepers with opportunities to communicate their perspectives to larger audiences? What are the implications for tribal citizens' knowledge and views about tribal land use policies? Using a PhotoVoice approach, we collaborated with a formally constituted body of Cherokee elders who supply cultural guidance to the Cherokee Nation government in Oklahoma. We compiled photographs taken by the elders and conducted interviews with them centered on the project themes of land and health. We then developed a still-image documentary highlighting these themes and surveyed 84 Cherokee citizens before and after they viewed it. Results from the pre-survey revealed areas where citizens' perspectives on tribal policy did not converge with the elders' perspectives; however, the post-survey showed statistically significant changes. We conclude that PhotoVoice is an effective method to communicate elders' perspectives, and that tribal citizens' values about tribal land use may change as they encounter these perspectives in such novel formats.
本土祖传教义通常认为个人和社区的健康取决于人类世界与非人类世界之间的关系。但是，熟悉祖传教义的人如何在当代背景下有效地传达这些观点，以及部落普通民众在多大程度上认同这些观点呢？媒体技术能否为知识传承者提供向更广泛受众传播其观点的机会？这对部落公民关于部落土地使用政策的知识和观点有何影响？我们采用摄影发声法，与一个正式组建的切罗基长老团体合作，这些长老为俄克拉荷马州的切罗基民族政府提供文化指导。我们收集了长老们拍摄的照片，并围绕土地与健康的项目主题对他们进行了访谈。然后，我们制作了一部突出这些主题的静态图像纪录片，并在84名切罗基公民观看前后对他们进行了调查。调查前的结果显示，公民对部落政策的看法与长老们的看法存在分歧；然而，调查后的结果显示出了具有统计学意义的变化。我们得出结论，摄影发声法是传达长老观点的有效方法，并且部落公民对部落土地使用的价值观可能会因以这种新颖形式接触到这些观点而发生变化。
