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LOGGER'S SHEET page 1 of 2 88 LOGGER: [[strikeout]]Lori Taylor[[/strikeout]] Skye Morrison REEL NUMBER: 1 STAGE: AFS DATE: 6/24/1988 PRESENTOR: Nick Spitzer GROUP NAME: "French-American Folklore" Region/Style: " PERFORMER(S) INSTRUMENT/OCCUPATION Ray Brassieur: (folklorist - St. Martinville, Louisiana) Raymond Sedotal: (Cajun boatbuilder - Pierre Port, Louisiana) Nick Sitzer (folklorist - Washington, DC) Joyce Dworsky: *Sign Language Interpretation Lucy Sedotal: (Cook, Cajun food way Specialist) CONTENTS 1. Introduction: NS 2. RB: Comments on ambivilant reaction to folk Revival as Cajuns 3. LS: Comments on popularization of Justin Wilson's cajun cooking differentiation from how mother did it: gives example. 4. NS: Cajun fast food dinners - can you comment 5. LS: Describes a Gumbo + particular fresh ingredients - used "roux" and water in Gumbo's 6. RS: is asked about the differences between dugout + plankboat dugout takes 6 to 7 weeks with hand tools. 7. NS: History + origins of dugouts 8. RS: Talks about stories in childhood of dugouts from Indians 9. RB: Origins agreeing from native Americans. Gumbo file - from Indians to Colonial French 10. NS: Original Accordian: not french ~ Language groups where Natives speak French 11. Asks audience what they think Cajun's lifestyles 12. RB: Comments on history of Cajun Culture 13. NS: Asks about northern perceptions of Cajuns eg. Big John RS: Talks of party spirit, hard work, good seafood eater NS: What about national image of Cajun's RB: Cajun Adaptability from US = PTPoats untola Fette Skiff example of Cajun ingenuity =Why the skiffs haven't become more popular RS: Cyprys construction: safety + stability of the skiff NS: Reviews how the American Folklore Society chose its categories