HDV film Interview with Edison Dardar

Discussion of yard art display of bottles and objects found from dredging oysters
Working on the water from age 10 with father
Tonging oysters
Dardar, Naquin, Chassions on the Island
The road through the island was mud, then shell, then asphalt
Moving off the Island- no body wants to move- who would want to move?
Some plans to move to back of Bayou Blue in swamp
If people move off Island, they'll sell it to rich people for camps, since people didn't move, they had to fix the road
Cocodrie was homes before camps were built
Young people get married and move off the Island- closer to work- can retreat to kids house for storms
Most Island residents older now
Moving off Island- why not let each resident choose where to go
Meeting about moving- no one wants to- politicians got involved
Grew up speaking French- describes himself as Frenchman- when young, only spoke French- now they teach kids English because it is easier for school
Tells local mothers to teach French- but I didn't teach too much French- they understand it but don't speak it