Long a trope of the Star Trek multiverse, the Prime Directive was created from a place of empathy to protect vulnerable societies. But, what if it is actually continuing an outdated, damaging philosophy?
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There are many contributors to this video. We start by recognizing Isaac Zuren, who let us use footage from his insane short film,“The Encounter,” which is the most insanely cool depiction of the city of Tenochtitlan we have ever seen. You must watch it: [ Ссылка ]
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Annelise Baer and Dr. Aisling Tierney proofread this essay, offering thoughts and critiques which ended up in the final version. Their help was invaluable. You can find more about Annelise here: [ Ссылка ]. And Dr. Aisling Tierney: [ Ссылка ]
Patrick Sullivan of Bone Yard Music provided some all-important and neat sounds. Go hire him to make music compositions for your next project: www.bymcustommusic.com. And check him out on YouTube: [ Ссылка ]
A big thank you to Leo Thompson and Garrett Wang over at Dragon Con’s Trek Track, where we got the chance to test this video essay’s concepts in front of a live audience of smart, engaging Star Trek fans. Thank you!
And a special thank you to Joseph Yracheta, the executive director of the Native Biodata Consortium, an indigenous-led biobank protecting the genetic and scientific data of indigenous people the world over from their home base on the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation. Joseph is the fella who read our credits in this video.
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Nahuatl translations and etymologies based on work by author David Bowles: [ Ссылка ]
Concorde-Wheel argument borrowed from Mexicolor: [ Ссылка ]
Discussions about European weapons and armor in Native American contexts can be found in two books by Charles C. Mann: “1491: New Revelations Of The Americas Before Columbus,” and “1493: Uncovering The New World Columbus Created.” Books available here: [ Ссылка ] and here: [ Ссылка ]
Additional thanks to the Daystrom Institute subreddit, a place dedicated to Star Trek discussion, and to www.memoryalpha.com, a Star Trek wiki. And to Trekcore, a treasure among Trek fans everywhere.
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