distinct crunching sound his footsteps make as he walks along a downhill section of Amanda’s trail. The video then transitions to a picture of Amanda’s trailhead leading into the trail followed by a native flute playing ya weth tet which is a traditional tribal song made by the Kokwel Indian tribe that explains that love and memories will live forever. Within just five seconds, this video has directed a focus on nature and a feeling for walking down the trail itself. The videographer and editor include tribal meaning throughout the video with a flute song played as well as including details that capture a sense of the surrounding when walking on Amanda’s Trail. As the tribal song is still in the background, the camera angle is closely zoomed in on her neck, moving upward to her partially moss covered face. The lighting focuses on her eye structure, which captivates the beauty her statue has. At a standpoint, this could potentially be a sign of emotion that the camera guy wanted to provide to make sense of feeling when looking at this statue to appeal to the audience. The statue is shot from multiple angles showing contrast in lighting that highlights Amanda’s beads and feathers as well as the detailed grooves and texture left behind when making the statue. The beauty that presented brings an emotional appeal to the audience as light is directly shined on features that show charm to the statue. Amanda’s Trail resembles Amanda’s prolific story about our tribal history through our trail of tears and tells Amanda’s experience walking from the North Spit of the Umpqua river to the Yachats reservation relocation camp. Many tribal councilman and PBS video of Amanda’s trail tell Amanda’s story in their own words.
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