Untangling features three individuals and “untangles” their connections to fishing— its many lines, threads, and stories. Black, Indigenous, and people of color are not only fishing but have been fishing for thousands of generations. These stories were created in partnership with Take Me Fishing, a trademark of the Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation. Outside Voices is a project of Resource Media, produced with support from the Pisces Foundation.
Episode 1: Gwine fishin with Queen Quet and the Gullah/Geechee Nation
Photo courtesy of the Gullah/Geechee Nation
For the Gullah/Geechee people, fishing is culture. Everything comes back to "making a circle", shares Queen Quet (she/her), chieftess and head-of-state of the Gullah/Geechee Nation, from throwing a circular cast net out into the ocean, to bringing balance and harmony back to the natural environment, and passing down cultural traditions to the next generation.
The Gullah/Geechee Nation encompasses over 100 sea islands along the Atlantic coast and about 30 miles inland. The Gullah/Geechee are descendents of enslaved people from West Africa and have largely been able to preserve their traditions, including fishing, which they depend on for their livelihood.
Episode 2: Familial fishing lines with Brianne Lauro
Photo from Autumn Harry’s Instagram (@numu_wanderer)
