Can't Stop the Water

Oct 13, 2013

0h 30m

★ 0.0

Overview

For 170 years, a Native American community has occupied Isle de Jean Charles, a tiny island deep in the bayous of Louisiana. They have fished, hunted, and lived off the land. Now the land that has sustained them for generations is vanishing before their eyes. Coastal erosion, sea level rise, and increasing storms are overwhelming the island. Over the last fifty years, Isle de Jean Charles has been gradually shrinking, and it is now almost gone. For these Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw Indians, their land is more than simply a place to live. It is the epicenter of their people and traditions. They now must prepare to say goodbye to the place, where, for eight generations, their ancestors cultivated a unique part of Louisiana culture.

Genres

Documentary

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Cast

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Denecia Billiot

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Wenceslaus Billiot

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Chris Brunet

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Hilton Chiasson

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Faye Danos

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Edison Dardar

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Elizabeth Dardar

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Ernest Dardar

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Robert Jeff Dardar

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Timmy Dardar

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Virgil Dardar

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Theresa Brunet Handon

It’s a language and a way of life that reminds us of the past. What was once on the brink of extinction is now in some parts of our state flourishing. CODOFIL, The Council for the Development of French in Louisiana is celebrating its 50th anniversary and through these years has played a major role in the renaissance of Louisiana’s French heritage language and culture.

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