Barrow, Alaska - Our Tales to Tell is a captivating, educational documentary about life in the most northern community in the United States, where hundreds of miles above the Arctic Circle, the Iρupiaq people have survived and thrived.
Local narrators Fannie Akpik and Brad Weyiouanna take us on a journey to Barrow and Alaska's North Slope, where subsistence whaling and artistic traditions centuries old remain at the center of life in a very modern world.
Featuring: The Subsistence Way of Life - Celebrating a Whaling Culture The Kannik crew making an umiaq, or skin whaling boat Alaska's Arctic Science City An Introduction to the Iρupiat Heritage Center How People Work, Live and Study in the Harshest of Environments Local Craftspeople creating Traditional Artwork and exploring new avenues of Creativity Interviews with artists Wendell Brower, Thomas Coates, Rainey Higbee and Rosabelle Rexford How the People of the North Slope uniquely provide Drinking Water, electricity, heat and other services in the Arctic Interview with Barrow Utilities and Electric Cooperative, Inc. (BUECI) General Manager Ben Frantz Traditional Eskimo Dancing Barrow Dancers Local wildlife A Look at how Visitors Enjoy and safely experience the Wonders of our ancient, yet modern home
COMPANY: Touch Alaska Interactive Media, Inc RUN TIME: 60 minutes COPYRIGHT: 2009
Available in the US and CANADA Public Performance Rights Included with Purchase |
