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On A Wing & A Prayer
On A Wing & A Prayer
This is the main reason why the barrier islands help the ecosystem.
What is 'They act as a barrier to flooding'?
This is what the National Academy of Sciences does to prevent the loss of culture in the bayou.
What is record oral histories?
These are movable barriers used to redirect the flow of water, manage floodwaters, and direct water for irrigation/power.
What are diversion gates?
These migratory birds, such as pintails and canvasbacks, depend on Louisiana wetlands as wintering grounds (105).
What are ducks?
The disappearing island in Terrebonne Parish where the documentary takes place has this name.
What is Isla de Jean Charles?
This is where Ben gets his food supply from when camping.
Who is his neighbor (an aluminum scrapper)?
This is the goal of the Native Youth Community Project Camp.
What is 'To expose students to college communities and to teach them about how culture has been molded through the land'?
This is the sudden sinking or gradual downward settling of the ground's surface.
What is subsidence?
This process refers to the movement of saline water into freshwater aquifers. (105)
What is saltwater intrusion?
The two teenage siblings at the center of the film have these names.
What are Juliette & Howard?
This is the answer to the question, 'Does Ben's son like eating shrimp?'.
What is 'No'?
Kasha Clay and her family are members of this Native American Tribe.
What is United Houma Nation?
This many people in the US will become climate refugees this century.
What is 4-13 million?
This is how they decide who cooks on the boat. (104)
What is 'Everyone takes a turn and whoever is the best cooks for the rest of the trip' (or something along those lines)?
The road that is the only way in or out of the island has this name.
What is Island Road?
Ben uses this piece of equipment to get around the marsh.
What is a Motorized Paraglider (paramotor)?
The Spainards invaded the Louisiana Bayou in this year.
What is 1540?
When considering global sea level rise, the state of Louisiana is sinking at this rate (per year).
What is 1/2 inch per year?
Since hurricane Katrina, this percent of Lower Plaquemines Parish residents have left. (105)
What is 55%?
The Brunet family belongs to this Native American tribe.
What is the Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw Tribe?
Ben estimated that he had this many good and this many decent photos of the wetlands.
What are 20 good photos and 50 decent ones?
Kasha Clay goes to this school.
What is Nicholls State University?
At Lumcon's Marine Center, this is the name of the machine used to analyze sediment samples.
What is 'A laser diffraction particle size analyzer'?
This is one of the names of the boat that Gleason mentioned.
What is 'Many correct answers- Danielle Monique, Uncle Robert, Uncle Blue, Silver Dollar, Mr Joe, Miss Alma, Uncle John'?
At the end of the film, Uncle Chris uses this famous 5-word phrase.
What is “There’s no place like home”?