Kristin Dozier and Norine Cardea
Recorded
December 12, 2021
Archived
December 12, 2021
40:50 minutes
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Id:
mby021311
Description
Kristin Dozier (46) shares a conversation with her mother, Norine Cardea (70), about her experiences helping to build the Miccosukee Land Cooperative in the '70s. They discuss what it was like living there, and describe the community and its traditions.Subject Log / Time Code
NC talks about attending her first meeting for the Miccosukee Land Cooperative.
NC talks about what made the co-operative different from other communes, and about the work they did in the early years of the cooperative.
KD asks NC about her experiences building a house on the land, and what those first few months were like.
KD asks NC what it was like having KD, their first child, when building the house.
NC talks about how a group of women created the traditions and celebrations for their community, and describes some of those celebrations.
KD describes how kids saw NC and other women as the "high priestesses" of their community. NC talks about her and other women in the co-op finding their voice, and the importance of challenging gender roles.
KD talks about NC finding ways to be a leader in the world.
KD describes how she and other co-op kids have benefited from what NC and others built at the cooperative.
KD asks how NC reflects on the importance of community.
Participants
- Kristin Dozier
- Norine Cardea