Descriptive Transcript: Making It Right
This is a descriptive transcript for: Making It Right Video
Music starts.
[DESCRIPTION: A sketched map appears, moving along a bay area. A red line indicates a north–south connection.]
[AUDIO:]
The Sandbar Trail is a historic connection from the shoreline of what's now known as Toronto out to the Toronto Islands.
[DESCRIPTION: A speaker appears on screen. Terence Radford, Principal Landscape Architect at Trophic Design, sits indoors facing the camera. Soft natural light and architectural elements are visible behind him.]
[AUDIO:]
It served as a historic route that was a sacred space for healing and for and for trade and harvesting for Indigenous peoples prior to the settlement of the City of Toronto.
[DESCRIPTION: The video cuts to another hand-drawn map. Two red circles and arrows indicate two sandbar peninsulas on the map.]
[AUDIO:]
Without the sandbar peninsulas you really would not have the harbour you wouldn't have Tkaronto.
[DESCRIPTION: A speaker appears on screen. Shak Gobert, Nehiyawak Nation, Indigenous Engagement, sits indoors facing the camera, holding braided sweetgrass.]
[AUDIO:]
Really, the reason why Tkaronto was settled here right because Indigenous peoples First peoples used all of these waterways in such vital ways way prior to European contact.
[DESCRIPTION: The video cuts to a moving illustration of Indigenous/First Nations people paddling in two canoes along a harbourfront. After briefly cutting back to the speaker, another moving illustration shows people exploring a waterfront embankment next to a beached boat.]
[AUDIO:]
For many First Nations people many Indigenous peoples there are literal and figurative bundles.
[DESCRIPTION: Another speaker appears on screen. Trina Moyan, Nehiyawak Nation, Indigenous Engagement Lead, is seated indoors speaking to the camera, holding a stone.]
[AUDIO:]
The Ookwemin Minising bundle is this team and all of the people that have been in relationship with this project over its many years.
[DESCRIPTION: An infographic of the bundle appears on screen. The infographic, titled “The Indigenous Pathway: Picking Up the Bundle,” shows five circles depicting sequential steps: Envisioning, Building a Relationship with the Design, Moving into Action, Creation, and Reflecting. Illustrated plants and natural elements surround the text, which outlines relationships and responsibilities in design. References include the Oak Ridges Moraine and Indigenous knowledge systems. Logos for partners such as Toronto Metropolitan University and Monumental appear at the bottom.]
[AUDIO:]
So we're carrying that bundle and ensuring that we responsibly share it with the rest of community and not just the human beings but those beings that we're welcoming back the salmon, those pollinators that's what the bundles about.
[DESCRIPTION: The shot cuts back to Trina in an interview setting, speaking to the camera and gesturing with her hands. It then cuts to Terence speaking to the camera, followed by a shot of Trina gesturing to a screen during a presentation in a boardroom.]
[AUDIO:]
So the design seeks to unbury these important landforms, these important stories, these important histories.
[DESCRIPTION: The shot cuts back to Terence speaking to the camera.]
[AUDIO:]
The Sandbar Trail and the story that we're trying to tell challenges what we typically see as heritage.
[DESCRIPTION: The shot cuts back to Shak speaking and gesturing with his hands. It then cuts to an illustrated map labeled “Lac Ontario,” with two red circles and two blue arrows showing routes to the waterfront.]
[AUDIO:]
I think we have this idea that heritage is only kind of industrial heritage, whereas this heritage that goes back far, far, far, far longer, it's very much there and it's very much affected the way that these neighborhoods have been designed.
[DESCRIPTION: The shot returns to Shak speaking to the camera.]
[DESCRIPTION: The shot briefly returns to Terence speaking to the camera. It then cuts to an image of the Sandbar Trail through water, alongside smaller wave patterns among rocks.]
[AUDIO:]
Ookwemin Street and the Sandbar Trail are looking at really creating a space that isn't just a streetscape, but it's a place for community.
[DESCRIPTION: The image transitions to a tree surrounded by bushes and grass. The image morphs to include concrete elements and a pathway around it. A rendering appears, depicting an urban streetscape with people walking, cycling, and sitting in a lively area. Buildings and trees with autumn foliage line the pathway. Storefronts and outdoor seating create a vibrant atmosphere. A city skyline is visible in the distance under a clear blue sky.]
[AUDIO:]
When I think of the Sandbar Trail, it’s been this natural gathering space that has morphed over time, yes, but also has stayed the same in so many ways.
[DESCRIPTION: The video briefly returns to Shak in the interview setting, then cuts back to Trina.]
[AUDIO:]
Of course, the people would come and gather here access to the beauty of this peninsula and its shorelines following those footsteps of those Indigenous civilizations that have always been here and have always gathered here.
[AUDIO:]
Of course, the people would come and gather here access to the beauty of this peninsula and its shorelines following those footsteps of those Indigenous civilizations that have always been here and have always gathered here.
[DESCRIPTION: End slate appears.]
[Music fades.]