Tribal Quest the reality show
Participants to live traditional Blackfoot way on reality seriesCable gone out? That's OK, there's still the computer. No Internet? No problem, send a few text messages. But no stores, restaurants, cars, radios, running water or matches?
Welcome to life on the Prairies in 1750.
Julian Black Antelope and his business partner Ruby Eaglechild--both from the Blood Reserve--are hoping the idea of giving up modern conveniences for one month to live the traditional Blackfoot way will appeal to 12 native men and women.
Black Antelope, an actor and stunt performer, is hoping to create a six-part reality television series called Tribal Quest, where participants will learn every aspect of traditional daily life and survival from Blackfoot elders.
"With a lot of reality series you're voting each other off, pitting people against each other, but this is the exact opposite," he said. "It's about working together as a tribe, the essence of how people are supposed to be doing things."
Welcome to life on the Prairies in 1750.
Julian Black Antelope and his business partner Ruby Eaglechild--both from the Blood Reserve--are hoping the idea of giving up modern conveniences for one month to live the traditional Blackfoot way will appeal to 12 native men and women.
Black Antelope, an actor and stunt performer, is hoping to create a six-part reality television series called Tribal Quest, where participants will learn every aspect of traditional daily life and survival from Blackfoot elders.
"With a lot of reality series you're voting each other off, pitting people against each other, but this is the exact opposite," he said. "It's about working together as a tribe, the essence of how people are supposed to be doing things."
posted by Rob at 6:29 PM
1 Comments:
Writerfella here --
Maybe Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan, and Britney Spears can get themselves declared as Nativesby act of Congress, and then Tribal Quest would have some 'celebrity' status to garner itself an audience. But you won't see Adam Beach or Wes Studi or even Tantoo Cardinale on such a series for 'celebrity' status, as their own tribal identities are set and they certainly do not require Blackfoot culture as augmentation. At best, a silly idea that, somehow, cultural cross-pollination among Native people even would work...
All Best
Russ Bates
'writerfella'
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