Episode 14: Josh Pitre - Houma, the Brave - Hosted and Narrated by Zachary Richard;

00:55 - Zach Richard talks about the relationship between the Native Americans and the first Acadian to settle in Louisiana;
02:08 - Discussion about a Native American Pow Wow in Alaska;
02:57 - Zach discusses different Native Louisiana tribes;
03:36 - Zach and Josh talk about catching snapping turtles. Josh’s family has a long line of fishermen
04:54 - Zach asks Josh how he learned French and his history with the language - Took classes at LSU with Amanda LaFleur and Earline Broussard;
06:15 - Josh singing a Native American song and playing the drums;
06:34 - Zachary talks about how the elders of the Houma tribe are looking to the younger people like Josh to help keep their culture alive and well;
07:19 - Josh speaks with Marina Serigny. French was her first language, grew up in Pointe-aux-Chênes;
08:19 - Discussion about the same French words being pronounced differently depending on where the grew up;
09:09 - They talk about Josh’s grandparents. They were traiteurs. Discussion about the prayers and how they are passed down;
09:43 - Marina talks about being treated by Josh’s grandmother;
10:13 - Zach and Josh talk about things that Josh has learned from the tribe and how they can be applied to real life (like information about plants and trees);
10:33 - Josh talks about passing traditions down to his children;
11:21 - Josh talks about how without your culture, you are just like everyone else;
12:00 - Josh, Lawrence Billiot, and Whitney Dardar discuss what roots would be used to treat different problems;
13:21 - Demonstrates how to use a banana tree leaf to help cure sun stroke;
14:09 - Scenes from a Pow Wow
14:44 - The Houma tribe has never been officially recognized by the federal government. He explains that because of this, they cannot get assistance or open a casino like other tribes in the state of Louisiana.
15:12 - Josh talks about going to college to help his tribe and others like them;
15:35 - Curtis Hendon talks about how school was for him as a young Native American;
16:06 - Curtis talks about how people used trapping as a way to make a living until wearing fur fell out of fashion. Curtis also talks about the importance of the fishing industry for his people;
17:46 - Zach and Josh discuss the relationship between Native Americans and the Acadians
18:54 - Crawfish boil footage;
20:08 - Josh talks about his fear of dying young and trying to accomplish everything that he can while he still can (while talking he demonstrates how to braid palm fronds);
21:40 - Costumes and scenes from a Pow Wow;