HDV film Interview with Edison Dardar part 2

French speakers
Canadian reporter made a story in French- different French

Wire muskrat and handmade wood nutria pelt stretchers
Made nutria board because hurricane took old ones
Muskrat trapping at age 10-14- trap behind house- plenty muskrat
Nutria, raccoon, opossums- ate raccoon
Made crab traps
Oyster dredge- pull behind boat- half sack every 15 minutes if you pull fast
Bottles on sign for sale
Driftwood found me- left by hurricane
Head shaped rock- pulled up in dredge-plans to decorate like a face
Plastic shaped like a horse- likes to pick up junk
Popier- net on frame- when current is strong, it fills with shrimp- fun when there are shrimp to fill it
Old well in yard- long time ago- no good anymore- living in house 42 years
Old house had well- 10 feet to water
Sign across street by Edison and son- everyday outside people come and say the Island is disappearing- it they don't like it, stay away. They think that if they say the Island is going away, we'll feel bad about it and leave- but we know better than that the Island is disappear by the minute. Those people want the Island for themselves. Maybe you (Sharp) are one of them.
"Everyday. Everyday man. '... on the Island, the poor people suffering there.' We don't suffer- we like to live on the Island."
Cats posing for pictures- feeding cats- cat family lineage talk
"Those aren't my cats, no- they just live here"
Had little store beside house - Captain T-Son's- also name of boats- nickname since young
Oyster captain all his life
Locals got together to build houses- hold up better than new
Married in 1968
Hurricane Camille moved his house 300 feet- house movers brought it back with a truck- $1300
Hurricane Andrew moved his house to middle of road- pushed it back off road- then built this new one
New house rotting already- 16 years old with rotten corners and deck- junk wood
House now 11 feet 11 inches high- doesn't want to go higher than that- old foundation
Pilings from lake
Visual of sign text "Island is not for sale- If you don't like the Island stay off- Don't give up fight for your rights- it's worth saving. Edison Dardar Jr."