1 00:00:11,378 --> 00:00:14,514 Lakeland Public Television presents Common Ground brought to you 2 00:00:14,514 --> 00:00:17,450 by the MInnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund and the 3 00:00:17,450 --> 00:00:20,587 citizens of MInnesota. 4 00:00:20,587 --> 00:00:23,656 ♪ ♪ 5 00:00:23,656 --> 00:00:26,726 ♪ ♪ 6 00:00:26,726 --> 00:00:29,829 ♪ ♪ 7 00:00:29,829 --> 00:00:32,832 ♪ ♪ 8 00:00:32,832 --> 00:00:35,869 ♪ ♪ 9 00:00:35,869 --> 00:00:39,039 ♪ ♪ 10 00:00:39,039 --> 00:00:42,042 ♪ ♪ 11 00:00:42,042 --> 00:00:45,078 ♪ ♪ 12 00:00:45,078 --> 00:00:48,148 ♪ ♪ 13 00:00:48,148 --> 00:00:51,184 Welcome to Common Ground. I'm your host Scott Knudson. 14 00:00:51,184 --> 00:00:54,354 On this episode follow Wesley May of the 15 00:00:54,354 --> 00:00:57,390 Red Lake Nation as he and his crew paint 16 00:00:57,390 --> 00:00:58,892 this 50 foot mural on Bemidji's wastewater 17 00:00:58,892 --> 00:01:03,229 treatment facility. 18 00:01:03,229 --> 00:01:06,232 ♪ ♪ 19 00:01:06,232 --> 00:01:09,235 ♪ ♪ 20 00:01:12,539 --> 00:01:15,442 Hi, my name is Wesley May 21 00:01:15,442 --> 00:01:18,545 founder of Wes May Arts. 22 00:01:18,545 --> 00:01:21,848 Ojibwe language My name is 23 00:01:21,848 --> 00:01:24,417 Golden Eagle Feather in Ojibwe. I love 24 00:01:24,417 --> 00:01:27,821 painting and what we are going to do here over the next few weeks. 25 00:01:27,821 --> 00:01:30,957 We are going to paint this 26 by 56 foot wall. 26 00:01:30,957 --> 00:01:33,927 With a image that strikes and brings voice to the water. 27 00:01:33,927 --> 00:01:36,896 The way we treat the water and the way we come together to 28 00:01:36,896 --> 00:01:39,966 protect it and honor it. 29 00:01:39,966 --> 00:01:43,236 Here we are today, we're looking at the processes we're going to be going through 30 00:01:43,236 --> 00:01:46,206 on doing this 26 X 56 foot mural 31 00:01:46,206 --> 00:01:49,242 on the waste water treatment facility ppin downtown Bemidji. 32 00:01:49,242 --> 00:01:52,212 When I do my art I love doing 33 00:01:52,212 --> 00:01:55,115 let's call it relationships. The purpose of this mural 34 00:01:55,115 --> 00:01:58,284 is to display the relationships that the waste water 35 00:01:58,284 --> 00:02:01,488 treatment facility has with the community. But what we do 36 00:02:01,488 --> 00:02:04,524 is the piece will be called Protect, Respect, Honor and Give Thanks. 37 00:02:04,524 --> 00:02:07,527 Well the first thing it starts with is that relationship 38 00:02:07,527 --> 00:02:10,463 of the water. The first thing you think about is water is good. 39 00:02:10,463 --> 00:02:13,466 Water loves us. It nourishes us 40 00:02:13,466 --> 00:02:16,836 It does so many good things for us that we want a loving relationship 41 00:02:16,836 --> 00:02:19,839 We want to protect it. We want to respect it and we want to honor it. 42 00:02:19,839 --> 00:02:22,775 This is a relationship that we have with Mother Earth, 43 00:02:22,775 --> 00:02:25,845 nature or however people want to perceive it. 44 00:02:25,845 --> 00:02:28,681 But when we think about water we automatically think about 45 00:02:28,681 --> 00:02:32,051 the goodness that it brings. 46 00:02:32,051 --> 00:02:35,121 We want to protect it. We want to respect it. We want to honor it. 47 00:02:35,121 --> 00:02:37,991 Giving thanks for all the blessings that it gives to us. And that is what we're here 48 00:02:37,991 --> 00:02:41,027 to do today. I've been a visual artist 49 00:02:41,027 --> 00:02:44,130 for over 20 years. And now it's just to transfer it 50 00:02:44,130 --> 00:02:47,300 from being outwardly with everything with sharing 51 00:02:47,300 --> 00:02:50,303 I'm going through inside. And that's what I love doing. 52 00:02:50,303 --> 00:02:53,339 ♪ ♪ 53 00:02:53,339 --> 00:02:54,340 ♪ ♪ 54 00:02:54,340 --> 00:02:56,409 ♪ ♪ 55 00:02:56,409 --> 00:02:59,579 The task ahead of Wes 56 00:02:59,579 --> 00:03:02,448 and his crew requires many stops. 57 00:03:02,448 --> 00:03:05,451 Wes is joined by 58 00:03:05,451 --> 00:03:08,955 Joe LaBlanc. 59 00:03:08,955 --> 00:03:11,791 For the first stop, Wes has placed an order for paint at the Bemidji's 60 00:03:11,791 --> 00:03:14,928 Old Schoolhouse. 61 00:03:14,928 --> 00:03:17,964 Let's do it. 62 00:03:17,964 --> 00:03:21,201 ♪ ♪ 63 00:03:21,201 --> 00:03:24,370 Well good afternoon people, we are here at The Old Schoolhouse where you pick up 64 00:03:24,370 --> 00:03:27,340 some paint and supplies for the wastewater treatment facility. 65 00:03:27,340 --> 00:03:30,343 project. Care to join me? Here we are. 66 00:03:30,343 --> 00:03:33,346 ♪ ♪ 67 00:03:33,346 --> 00:03:36,382 ♪ ♪ 68 00:03:36,382 --> 00:03:39,385 Good morning sunshine. 69 00:03:39,385 --> 00:03:42,388 ♪ ♪ 70 00:03:42,388 --> 00:03:45,425 Where is all the smiles at today? 71 00:03:45,425 --> 00:03:48,561 So I hear we got a bunch 72 00:03:48,561 --> 00:03:51,531 of paint here. Yeah. 73 00:03:51,531 --> 00:03:54,500 How big was that truck that came in? 74 00:03:54,500 --> 00:03:57,437 Huge. laughter 75 00:04:00,840 --> 00:04:03,943 Shall we go check it out? Yeah Down by the 76 00:04:03,943 --> 00:04:06,946 front door. 77 00:04:06,946 --> 00:04:09,983 ♪ ♪ 78 00:04:09,983 --> 00:04:13,019 ♪ ♪ 79 00:04:13,019 --> 00:04:16,089 Oh it's right here. 80 00:04:16,089 --> 00:04:22,095 Here we go We got 81 00:04:22,095 --> 00:04:24,998 gallons and gallons 82 00:04:24,998 --> 00:04:28,067 the medium, the varnish. 83 00:04:28,067 --> 00:04:30,870 It's all there. 84 00:04:34,040 --> 00:04:37,076 That's a lot of varnish. 85 00:04:37,076 --> 00:04:40,146 That's going to be a lot 86 00:04:40,146 --> 00:04:43,383 I don't know. Maybe you ought to back it up. 87 00:04:43,383 --> 00:04:46,286 I thought about that and it doesn't 88 00:04:46,286 --> 00:04:49,522 look like very much but once this gets on any boxes 89 00:04:49,522 --> 00:04:52,525 and it's laying on the side of the building it's going to be like man. 90 00:04:52,525 --> 00:04:55,461 Pow explosions for the eyes. 91 00:04:55,461 --> 00:04:58,631 ♪ ♪ 92 00:04:58,631 --> 00:05:01,467 Back the truck up and put 93 00:05:01,467 --> 00:05:04,470 ♪ ♪ 94 00:05:04,470 --> 00:05:07,540 ♪ ♪ 95 00:05:07,540 --> 00:05:10,743 Exciting! 96 00:05:10,743 --> 00:05:13,713 It's what it's all about! 97 00:05:13,713 --> 00:05:16,749 ♪ ♪ 98 00:05:16,749 --> 00:05:19,786 ♪ ♪ 99 00:05:19,786 --> 00:05:22,889 ♪ ♪ 100 00:05:22,889 --> 00:05:25,925 Doesn't look much sittin there 101 00:05:25,925 --> 00:05:28,895 until we start pulling them out. 102 00:05:28,895 --> 00:05:31,898 ♪ ♪ 103 00:05:31,898 --> 00:05:34,934 ♪ ♪ 104 00:05:34,934 --> 00:05:38,004 ♪ ♪ 105 00:05:38,004 --> 00:05:41,107 Here we go right here. Thank you 106 00:05:41,107 --> 00:05:44,110 Lois Dale. The Old Schoolhouse has been such a help. 107 00:05:44,110 --> 00:05:47,313 and inspiration to everything I've been doing my whole life. 108 00:05:47,313 --> 00:05:50,149 Thank You. And I thank you for what you do in the community. 109 00:05:53,453 --> 00:05:56,456 (indistinct) got to be there. 110 00:05:56,456 --> 00:05:59,492 (indistinct talking) 111 00:05:59,492 --> 00:06:02,528 (indistinct talking) 112 00:06:02,528 --> 00:06:05,565 (indistinct talking) 113 00:06:05,565 --> 00:06:08,167 And here we go off to have some fun. 114 00:06:17,810 --> 00:06:20,780 We are going to start out with a liquid 115 00:06:20,780 --> 00:06:23,883 jessle. It's a thick medium. It's going to bond to the concrete. 116 00:06:23,883 --> 00:06:27,053 And when we go over that it will be white so it will brighten 117 00:06:27,053 --> 00:06:30,022 it up. So it's not a grey undertone. 118 00:06:30,022 --> 00:06:33,059 Then we will start with the acrylic. 100% acrylic. 119 00:06:33,059 --> 00:06:36,229 paint. So that it's 120 00:06:36,229 --> 00:06:39,198 very flexible and it drys fast but it's very easy 121 00:06:39,198 --> 00:06:42,168 to work with once you start mixing it. 122 00:06:42,168 --> 00:06:45,338 Then we'll go through with a 123 00:06:45,338 --> 00:06:48,307 liquid text brand clear coat over the top so that 124 00:06:48,307 --> 00:06:51,210 it will last for a long time. 125 00:06:51,210 --> 00:06:54,113 Maria, do you see the eagle up here. 126 00:06:57,417 --> 00:07:00,219 The blessing the new beginning. 127 00:07:06,659 --> 00:07:09,662 Wes and Joe are off to Acme Tools of Bemidji 128 00:07:09,662 --> 00:07:12,632 to buy and rent the equipment necessary to paint 129 00:07:12,632 --> 00:07:15,735 the tall wall. Do we need earplugs? 130 00:07:15,735 --> 00:07:18,671 I don't know if I can listen to you holler 131 00:07:18,671 --> 00:07:21,941 when you are hanging on to that basket up there. 132 00:07:21,941 --> 00:07:24,944 But that is what we got here. 133 00:07:24,944 --> 00:07:28,047 This is my spiderman gear. 134 00:07:28,047 --> 00:07:31,184 We got this here. 135 00:07:31,184 --> 00:07:34,287 They're not going to let me do that. So what we are going to do 136 00:07:34,287 --> 00:07:37,323 is go with some harnesses and we're going to pin ourselves to the basket 137 00:07:37,323 --> 00:07:40,326 so were not just sliding up there getting ready to fall. 138 00:07:40,326 --> 00:07:43,362 We get to hold on for just a little while. 139 00:07:43,362 --> 00:07:46,532 We need these so we're visible. So everybody sees us. 140 00:07:46,532 --> 00:07:49,702 Wondering what we're doing? 141 00:07:49,702 --> 00:07:52,472 You know we are going to be smiling. Like Wesmayart.com every little 142 00:07:52,472 --> 00:07:55,575 while. This is a 143 00:07:55,575 --> 00:07:58,711 safety harness. 144 00:07:58,711 --> 00:08:01,881 Do we want to go with the lowest bidder 145 00:08:01,881 --> 00:08:04,951 Yep we are going way up 50 feet up in the air 146 00:08:04,951 --> 00:08:08,087 all on the lowest price stuff you can get. 147 00:08:08,087 --> 00:08:11,057 Can't wait. 148 00:08:11,057 --> 00:08:14,193 Let's do it now. Get a piece of rope and tie us 149 00:08:14,193 --> 00:08:17,363 up to the top. They said it was legal. 150 00:08:17,363 --> 00:08:20,366 It was illegal to cross the (indistinct) 151 00:08:20,366 --> 00:08:23,536 So we got our vests. 152 00:08:23,536 --> 00:08:26,739 We got them ordering. Now the next thing is going to 153 00:08:26,739 --> 00:08:29,675 get the boom lift. So we can go way up. 154 00:08:29,675 --> 00:08:32,545 Jumping off the top and painting. That's always going to be the challenge. 155 00:08:32,545 --> 00:08:35,781 It's going to be a lot of fun. That's the main thing is 156 00:08:35,781 --> 00:08:38,818 we all got to keep smiling during this. 157 00:08:38,818 --> 00:08:41,954 Come on Fred Let's go to work. 158 00:08:41,954 --> 00:08:45,024 Gonna have a lot of fun doing this. Basically 159 00:08:45,024 --> 00:08:47,894 the main challenge in this piece is the height. 160 00:08:47,894 --> 00:08:50,930 We got our bowling bags ready to go. Safety gear 161 00:08:50,930 --> 00:08:54,033 It's on. 162 00:08:54,033 --> 00:08:57,069 Yeah Acme Rentals was very helpful 163 00:08:57,069 --> 00:09:00,239 in the process here. We'll be backing 164 00:09:00,239 --> 00:09:02,909 up over here. We're getting a big 60 foot lift. 165 00:09:09,282 --> 00:09:12,051 A hydraulic lift is necessary to reach the heights 166 00:09:12,051 --> 00:09:15,254 presented by this project. 167 00:09:15,254 --> 00:09:18,291 Wes and Joe are briefed by Clarence 168 00:09:18,291 --> 00:09:21,260 Statley a native american employee at Acme 169 00:09:21,260 --> 00:09:24,397 50 feet, 50 feet tall. Bigger than this 170 00:09:24,397 --> 00:09:27,400 has to be on something level huh before it will even work. 171 00:09:27,400 --> 00:09:30,469 I'll give you a quick run down on how this works. 172 00:09:30,469 --> 00:09:33,439 So what you do is make sure this is turned 173 00:09:33,439 --> 00:09:36,609 out. Now what that does is you hold that in 174 00:09:36,609 --> 00:09:39,645 This will level it out for you it will actually raise it up a little bit 175 00:09:39,645 --> 00:09:42,548 So you can basically control everything from down here if you want. 176 00:09:42,548 --> 00:09:45,718 This extends your arm. 177 00:09:45,718 --> 00:09:48,654 It goes out. Tilt your basket. 178 00:09:48,654 --> 00:09:51,691 All the controls are 179 00:09:51,691 --> 00:09:54,794 if you hold it that way 180 00:09:54,794 --> 00:09:57,830 and you use the joystick. You see that has 181 00:09:57,830 --> 00:10:00,933 black and white arrows. So in order to engage to go 182 00:10:00,933 --> 00:10:05,204 up and down you are going to have to hold this to the left. 183 00:10:05,204 --> 00:10:08,407 Click it right here. Yep. 184 00:10:08,407 --> 00:10:11,544 You hold that in and of course the black arrow. 185 00:10:11,544 --> 00:10:14,614 go forward. There is a black arrow right here as well. 186 00:10:14,614 --> 00:10:17,783 Same as the model. Push that forward your basket will 187 00:10:17,783 --> 00:10:20,853 start to lift up. White arrow go down. 188 00:10:20,853 --> 00:10:23,723 And if you want to go up. Tilt that forward. 189 00:10:23,723 --> 00:10:26,792 Okay. And you'll start going up. 190 00:10:26,792 --> 00:10:29,862 It's all fairly simple. How will this be 191 00:10:29,862 --> 00:10:32,932 on a hill? 192 00:10:32,932 --> 00:10:36,168 As long as it's not too steep of a hill the arms 193 00:10:36,168 --> 00:10:39,071 will level it out for you. It automatically does that 194 00:10:39,071 --> 00:10:42,208 it will let you know. 195 00:10:42,208 --> 00:10:45,277 If you want to engage your handbrake whenever you're using it during operations 196 00:10:45,277 --> 00:10:48,214 just to be on the safe side. That's the handbrake 197 00:10:48,214 --> 00:10:51,417 down it's not going anywhere. 198 00:10:51,417 --> 00:10:54,253 Up the wheels can move. Keep that in mind too 199 00:10:54,253 --> 00:10:57,657 when you're pulling. Laughter 200 00:10:57,657 --> 00:11:00,660 We have some people take off with it with the handbrake on. 201 00:11:00,660 --> 00:11:03,562 Oh okay. And this is the manual. 202 00:11:03,562 --> 00:11:06,399 All the stuff you need to know to be safe. 203 00:11:12,738 --> 00:11:15,841 My main 204 00:11:15,841 --> 00:11:18,811 challenges in this and what I've noticed about everything 205 00:11:18,811 --> 00:11:21,881 that I do. And I know a lot of people relate with this. 206 00:11:21,881 --> 00:11:24,850 The main challenge is myself. 207 00:11:24,850 --> 00:11:27,887 ♪ ♪ 208 00:11:27,887 --> 00:11:30,856 Motivating myself. 209 00:11:30,856 --> 00:11:34,093 Getting up in the morning doing what I have to do to make sure 210 00:11:34,093 --> 00:11:36,962 that this gets done. Following through on everything that I plan. 211 00:11:36,962 --> 00:11:39,865 That's the main challenges that I have. 212 00:11:39,865 --> 00:11:42,868 ♪ ♪ 213 00:11:42,868 --> 00:11:46,105 ♪ ♪ 214 00:11:46,105 --> 00:11:49,175 ♪ ♪ 215 00:11:49,175 --> 00:11:52,078 Here we go. WesMayart.com Visit it up. 216 00:11:52,078 --> 00:11:55,214 Living the dream! 217 00:11:55,214 --> 00:11:58,250 ♪ ♪ 218 00:11:58,250 --> 00:12:01,287 ♪ ♪ 219 00:12:01,287 --> 00:12:04,323 ♪ ♪ 220 00:12:04,323 --> 00:12:07,326 ♪ ♪ 221 00:12:07,326 --> 00:12:10,096 ♪ ♪ 222 00:12:28,380 --> 00:12:31,450 Wes and Joe are 223 00:12:31,450 --> 00:12:34,520 joined by Charlie May. 224 00:12:34,520 --> 00:12:37,523 And their friends 225 00:12:37,523 --> 00:12:40,259 soaring high above. 226 00:12:49,769 --> 00:12:52,838 Wes's crew practices 227 00:12:52,838 --> 00:12:55,908 with the equipment preparing to paint. 228 00:12:55,908 --> 00:12:59,011 That's the brake. 229 00:12:59,011 --> 00:13:02,114 The brake has to be on. 230 00:13:02,114 --> 00:13:05,251 You say you brought the pressure washer too? 231 00:13:05,251 --> 00:13:08,420 We'll see where we can hook up for that 232 00:13:08,420 --> 00:13:11,490 It doesn't look like there's much up on top. 233 00:13:11,490 --> 00:13:14,360 But it's around the lights that are on 234 00:13:14,360 --> 00:13:17,463 got's the spider's and stuff. 235 00:13:17,463 --> 00:13:20,566 There was one like that big that was sitting right in here. 236 00:13:20,566 --> 00:13:23,602 There we go. 237 00:13:23,602 --> 00:13:26,472 Ask them to move while we paint their apartment 238 00:13:26,472 --> 00:13:29,642 and then they can come back. 239 00:13:29,642 --> 00:13:32,645 ♪ ♪ 240 00:13:32,645 --> 00:13:35,681 ♪ ♪ 241 00:13:35,681 --> 00:13:38,684 ♪ ♪ 242 00:13:38,684 --> 00:13:41,720 ♪ ♪ 243 00:13:41,720 --> 00:13:44,723 ♪ ♪ 244 00:13:44,723 --> 00:13:47,793 ♪ ♪ 245 00:13:47,793 --> 00:13:50,830 ♪ ♪ 246 00:13:50,830 --> 00:13:53,899 ♪ ♪ 247 00:13:53,899 --> 00:13:56,902 ♪ ♪ 248 00:13:56,902 --> 00:13:59,905 ♪ ♪ 249 00:13:59,905 --> 00:14:02,942 ♪ ♪ 250 00:14:02,942 --> 00:14:05,945 ♪ ♪ 251 00:14:05,945 --> 00:14:08,948 ♪ ♪ 252 00:14:08,948 --> 00:14:11,951 ♪ ♪ 253 00:14:11,951 --> 00:14:14,987 ♪ ♪ 254 00:14:14,987 --> 00:14:17,990 ♪ ♪ 255 00:14:17,990 --> 00:14:20,993 ♪ ♪ 256 00:14:20,993 --> 00:14:24,029 ♪ ♪ 257 00:14:24,029 --> 00:14:27,032 ♪ ♪ 258 00:14:27,032 --> 00:14:30,035 ♪ ♪ 259 00:14:30,035 --> 00:14:33,038 ♪ ♪ 260 00:14:33,038 --> 00:14:36,275 ♪ ♪ 261 00:14:36,275 --> 00:14:39,278 ♪ ♪ 262 00:14:39,278 --> 00:14:42,314 ♪ ♪ 263 00:14:42,314 --> 00:14:45,351 ♪ ♪ 264 00:14:45,351 --> 00:14:48,354 ♪ ♪ 265 00:14:48,354 --> 00:14:51,457 ♪ ♪ 266 00:14:51,457 --> 00:14:54,460 ♪ ♪ 267 00:14:54,460 --> 00:14:57,496 ♪ ♪ 268 00:14:57,496 --> 00:15:00,532 ♪ ♪ 269 00:15:00,532 --> 00:15:03,569 ♪ ♪ 270 00:15:03,569 --> 00:15:06,572 ♪ ♪ 271 00:15:06,572 --> 00:15:09,608 ♪ ♪ 272 00:15:09,608 --> 00:15:12,645 ♪ ♪ 273 00:15:12,645 --> 00:15:15,681 ♪ ♪ 274 00:15:15,681 --> 00:15:18,717 ♪ ♪ 275 00:15:18,717 --> 00:15:21,720 ♪ ♪ 276 00:15:21,720 --> 00:15:24,890 ♪ ♪ 277 00:15:24,890 --> 00:15:27,927 ♪ ♪ 278 00:15:27,927 --> 00:15:31,030 ♪ ♪ 279 00:15:31,030 --> 00:15:34,033 ♪ ♪ 280 00:15:34,033 --> 00:15:37,069 ♪ ♪ 281 00:15:37,069 --> 00:15:40,072 ♪ ♪ 282 00:15:40,072 --> 00:15:43,075 ♪ ♪ 283 00:15:43,075 --> 00:15:46,111 ♪ ♪ 284 00:15:46,111 --> 00:15:49,114 ♪ ♪ 285 00:15:49,114 --> 00:15:52,117 ♪ ♪ 286 00:15:52,117 --> 00:15:55,120 ♪ ♪ 287 00:15:55,120 --> 00:15:58,023 ♪ ♪ 288 00:16:10,135 --> 00:16:13,138 ♪ ♪ 289 00:16:13,138 --> 00:16:16,141 ♪ ♪ 290 00:16:16,141 --> 00:16:19,378 ♪ ♪ 291 00:16:19,378 --> 00:16:22,414 ♪ ♪ 292 00:16:22,414 --> 00:16:25,484 ♪ ♪ 293 00:16:25,484 --> 00:16:28,387 Wes, Joe and Charlie are off to the 294 00:16:28,387 --> 00:16:31,457 Indigenous Environmental Network to visit the 295 00:16:31,457 --> 00:16:34,626 community mural produced with the help of Simone Senegeles. 296 00:16:34,626 --> 00:16:37,696 Alright let's go. We got to dig it out though Scott 297 00:16:37,696 --> 00:16:40,799 So I don't know if you want to.. It might take a minute. 298 00:16:40,799 --> 00:16:43,802 before you have to be carrying camera like that. 299 00:16:43,802 --> 00:16:46,805 ♪ ♪ 300 00:16:46,805 --> 00:16:49,808 ♪ ♪ 301 00:16:49,808 --> 00:16:52,911 ♪ ♪ 302 00:16:52,911 --> 00:16:56,015 ♪ ♪ 303 00:16:56,015 --> 00:16:58,684 Alright so yeah it is kind of behind a lot of stuff. 304 00:17:02,154 --> 00:17:04,923 Maybe get these out of the way and 305 00:17:04,923 --> 00:17:08,160 then I'll move these lights out of the way. 306 00:17:08,160 --> 00:17:11,296 ♪ ♪ 307 00:17:11,296 --> 00:17:14,433 Yeah didn't it. We had some really 308 00:17:14,433 --> 00:17:17,202 good workers on it. And then maybe we'll put it in this big room. 309 00:17:17,202 --> 00:17:20,205 ♪ ♪ 310 00:17:20,205 --> 00:17:23,208 ♪ ♪ 311 00:17:23,208 --> 00:17:26,478 ♪ ♪ 312 00:17:26,478 --> 00:17:29,481 ♪ ♪ 313 00:17:29,481 --> 00:17:32,518 ♪ ♪ 314 00:17:32,518 --> 00:17:35,554 ♪ ♪ 315 00:17:35,554 --> 00:17:38,524 Thanks guys. 316 00:17:38,524 --> 00:17:41,693 Yeah and a little close so it doesn't put too much pressure on the feet. 317 00:17:41,693 --> 00:17:44,630 That's good. I think that's about 318 00:17:44,630 --> 00:17:47,766 perfect. 319 00:17:47,766 --> 00:17:50,569 Where's your rocks at? 320 00:17:53,839 --> 00:17:56,909 oh yeah there they go. 321 00:17:56,909 --> 00:17:59,812 Alright I got it. 322 00:17:59,812 --> 00:18:03,015 I got it. Well good morning or good 323 00:18:03,015 --> 00:18:06,051 afternoon. How are you doing today? I'm Wesley May 324 00:18:06,051 --> 00:18:09,354 this is Simone Senegles with the Indigenous Environmental Network. 325 00:18:09,354 --> 00:18:12,324 What we are doing here we've been working on for a couple years 326 00:18:12,324 --> 00:18:14,793 now is this intergenerational mural. 327 00:18:14,793 --> 00:18:18,330 What we are doing with it is. Is it was done by the community not by just me. 328 00:18:18,330 --> 00:18:21,300 or just by Simone, or the network. 329 00:18:21,300 --> 00:18:24,436 It was done by the whole community. What we are doing is raising 330 00:18:24,436 --> 00:18:27,473 the voices of those rarely heard the ones that ain't out there speaking 331 00:18:27,473 --> 00:18:30,609 politically. So we gave them the opportunity to come in 332 00:18:30,609 --> 00:18:33,712 and just show that they care about the environment. 333 00:18:33,712 --> 00:18:36,715 Simone if you would like to enlighten a little bit about IEN's role in bringing this 334 00:18:36,715 --> 00:18:39,685 project together. I think like Wes said it brings people together 335 00:18:39,685 --> 00:18:42,721 who aren't normally together or who aren't normally being 336 00:18:42,721 --> 00:18:45,924 heard. It allows them to express their voice in a very 337 00:18:45,924 --> 00:18:48,994 powerful way. Art is such a powerful medium of expression. 338 00:18:48,994 --> 00:18:52,030 That is one of the things that I love about Wes's art so much 339 00:18:52,030 --> 00:18:54,867 he is so rooted in community. You you walk down the street 340 00:18:54,867 --> 00:18:58,170 and there's Wes smiling at you. And he's 341 00:18:58,170 --> 00:19:01,173 very very rooted in our community and in our culture. 342 00:19:01,173 --> 00:19:04,343 And yet like all good art it's got a universal appeal. 343 00:19:04,343 --> 00:19:07,279 It's beautiful and it speaks to all of us no matter where were from. 344 00:19:07,279 --> 00:19:10,382 So to have him lead this project was really great 345 00:19:10,382 --> 00:19:13,552 because he kind of laid the foundation. And then he 346 00:19:13,552 --> 00:19:16,522 created space for people to come in and put their own voice 347 00:19:16,522 --> 00:19:19,658 onto this mural. It turned out beautifully. 348 00:19:19,658 --> 00:19:22,628 It's really a lovely thing. Yeah I think when you're 349 00:19:22,628 --> 00:19:25,664 talking about community art. 350 00:19:25,664 --> 00:19:28,734 Definitely rooted in community. That is beautiful. 351 00:19:28,734 --> 00:19:31,670 What Simone said. What she said. 352 00:19:31,670 --> 00:19:34,540 Yeah so I mean we actually 353 00:19:34,540 --> 00:19:37,876 who worked on the mural. Charlie. I kinda wanted to see what he thought 354 00:19:37,876 --> 00:19:41,079 about what his experience was working on this mural. 355 00:19:41,079 --> 00:19:44,016 Working with the mural you know like Wes said before 356 00:19:44,016 --> 00:19:47,219 was just how you go at life. 357 00:19:47,219 --> 00:19:50,322 I was sitting there and I was just mixing colors and what I 358 00:19:50,322 --> 00:19:53,358 could do to it, to make it look good. And how it's not just 359 00:19:53,358 --> 00:19:56,261 up and mix colors and put 360 00:19:56,261 --> 00:19:59,164 paint brush to the board. And I was like ah look it 361 00:19:59,164 --> 00:20:02,568 there is no rocks here yet so I started going along 362 00:20:02,568 --> 00:20:05,537 this sides and putting rocks. I was just 363 00:20:05,537 --> 00:20:08,607 doing my best and eventually I just thought 364 00:20:08,607 --> 00:20:11,577 adding to them and trying to put more color to them. 365 00:20:11,577 --> 00:20:14,746 It was pretty fun 366 00:20:14,746 --> 00:20:17,849 and I can't wait to put it up. 367 00:20:17,849 --> 00:20:21,019 You can't see them but I put rocks on that thing you know. 368 00:20:21,019 --> 00:20:23,989 Those rocks have a lot of thought to them. Everybody had there part in it. 369 00:20:23,989 --> 00:20:26,992 Their voice no one was turned away. Now when they look at 370 00:20:26,992 --> 00:20:29,995 it now when they walk away from it. They walked 371 00:20:29,995 --> 00:20:33,165 away with knowing that art is a the same way as life. 372 00:20:33,165 --> 00:20:36,301 They got to do is fix whatever they feel is a mistake 373 00:20:36,301 --> 00:20:39,137 because the only mistakes on here are what we think are there. 374 00:20:39,137 --> 00:20:42,441 And when they are not really there we realize 375 00:20:42,441 --> 00:20:45,477 just fix it keep on moving and that as we work on the mistake 376 00:20:45,477 --> 00:20:48,046 the more beautiful people we become. 377 00:20:51,450 --> 00:20:54,519 And the crew is off. 378 00:20:54,519 --> 00:20:57,522 Wes continues his work on the mural. 379 00:20:57,522 --> 00:21:00,559 Good afternoon we're going up. 380 00:21:00,559 --> 00:21:03,762 Next stop way up there, that's like 35 feet. 381 00:21:03,762 --> 00:21:06,999 40 feet up. 382 00:21:06,999 --> 00:21:09,701 Watch me go backwards and go down first. 383 00:21:13,105 --> 00:21:16,275 You got to see this. 384 00:21:16,275 --> 00:21:19,311 ♪ ♪ 385 00:21:19,311 --> 00:21:22,347 ♪ ♪ 386 00:21:22,347 --> 00:21:25,450 ♪ ♪ 387 00:21:25,450 --> 00:21:28,453 ♪ ♪ 388 00:21:28,453 --> 00:21:31,456 ♪ ♪ 389 00:21:31,456 --> 00:21:34,459 ♪ ♪ 390 00:21:34,459 --> 00:21:37,462 ♪ ♪ 391 00:21:37,462 --> 00:21:40,699 ♪ ♪ 392 00:21:40,699 --> 00:21:43,802 ♪ ♪ 393 00:21:43,802 --> 00:21:46,805 ♪ ♪ 394 00:21:46,805 --> 00:21:49,808 ♪ ♪ 395 00:21:49,808 --> 00:21:52,844 ♪ ♪ 396 00:21:52,844 --> 00:21:55,881 ♪ ♪ 397 00:21:55,881 --> 00:21:58,917 ♪ ♪ 398 00:21:58,917 --> 00:22:01,920 ♪ ♪ 399 00:22:01,920 --> 00:22:04,956 ♪ ♪ 400 00:22:04,956 --> 00:22:07,993 ♪ ♪ 401 00:22:07,993 --> 00:22:11,029 ♪ ♪ 402 00:22:11,029 --> 00:22:14,032 ♪ ♪ 403 00:22:14,032 --> 00:22:17,169 ♪ ♪ 404 00:22:17,169 --> 00:22:20,238 ♪ ♪ 405 00:22:20,238 --> 00:22:23,241 ♪ ♪ 406 00:22:23,241 --> 00:22:26,411 ♪ ♪ 407 00:22:26,411 --> 00:22:29,448 ♪ ♪ 408 00:22:29,448 --> 00:22:32,517 ♪ ♪ 409 00:22:32,517 --> 00:22:35,520 ♪ ♪ 410 00:22:35,520 --> 00:22:38,523 ♪ ♪ 411 00:22:38,523 --> 00:22:41,526 ♪ ♪ 412 00:22:41,526 --> 00:22:44,529 ♪ ♪ 413 00:22:44,529 --> 00:22:47,532 ♪ ♪ 414 00:22:47,532 --> 00:22:50,535 ♪ ♪ 415 00:22:50,535 --> 00:22:53,772 ♪ ♪ 416 00:22:53,772 --> 00:22:56,942 ♪ ♪ 417 00:22:56,942 --> 00:22:59,945 ♪ ♪ 418 00:22:59,945 --> 00:23:02,981 ♪ ♪ 419 00:23:02,981 --> 00:23:05,951 ♪ ♪ 420 00:23:05,951 --> 00:23:09,087 I've laid this coat down first so that paintPPis going to stick to it. ThenppI paint it. 421 00:23:09,087 --> 00:23:12,090 Then I seal coat it. And when they seen the whole process done we did it 422 00:23:12,090 --> 00:23:15,026 on the side. And they are like you can go up and scratch 423 00:23:15,026 --> 00:23:18,130 this.. it ain't going to scratch. It's not going to peel. 424 00:23:18,130 --> 00:23:21,166 Nope. 425 00:23:21,166 --> 00:23:24,169 ♪ ♪ 426 00:23:24,169 --> 00:23:27,172 ♪ ♪ 427 00:23:27,172 --> 00:23:30,041 ♪ ♪ 428 00:23:30,041 --> 00:23:33,145 Ojibwe language 429 00:23:33,145 --> 00:23:36,214 Heard there was somebody doing graffiti out here. 430 00:23:36,214 --> 00:23:39,184 I know they had it all over. 431 00:23:39,184 --> 00:23:42,187 Should we just get started then. Yeah. 432 00:23:42,187 --> 00:23:45,223 Ojibwe language 433 00:23:45,223 --> 00:23:48,226 Ojibwe language 434 00:23:48,226 --> 00:23:51,263 Ojibwe language 435 00:23:51,263 --> 00:23:54,299 Ojibwe language 436 00:23:54,299 --> 00:23:57,335 Ojibwe language 437 00:23:57,335 --> 00:24:00,405 Ojibwe language 438 00:24:00,405 --> 00:24:03,508 Ojibwe language 439 00:24:03,508 --> 00:24:06,511 Ojibwe language 440 00:24:06,511 --> 00:24:09,581 Ojibwe language 441 00:24:09,581 --> 00:24:12,684 Ojibwe language 442 00:24:12,684 --> 00:24:15,720 Ojibwe language 443 00:24:15,720 --> 00:24:18,723 Ojibwe language 444 00:24:18,723 --> 00:24:21,726 Ojibwe language 445 00:24:21,726 --> 00:24:24,729 Ojibwe language 446 00:24:24,729 --> 00:24:28,099 Ojibwe language 447 00:24:28,099 --> 00:24:31,102 Ojibwe language 448 00:24:31,102 --> 00:24:34,339 Ojibwe language 449 00:24:34,339 --> 00:24:37,375 ♪ ♪ 450 00:24:37,375 --> 00:24:40,378 ♪ ♪ 451 00:24:40,378 --> 00:24:43,381 ♪ ♪ 452 00:24:43,381 --> 00:24:46,384 ♪ ♪ 453 00:24:46,384 --> 00:24:49,421 ♪ ♪ 454 00:24:49,421 --> 00:24:52,457 ♪ ♪ 455 00:24:52,457 --> 00:24:55,460 ♪ ♪ 456 00:24:55,460 --> 00:24:58,230 ♪ ♪ 457 00:25:01,633 --> 00:25:04,669 Thanks for watching. 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