Midnight son : a Nunamiut village in Alaska / produced by Wil Carson.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Carson, Wil.

Alexander Street Press.

Series:

Filmakers library online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Eskimos--Alaska--Social life and customs.

Eskimos.

Nunamiut Eskimos--Alaska--Social life and customs.

Nunamiut Eskimos.

Anaktuvuk Pass (Alaska)--Social life and customs.

Anaktuvuk Pass (Alaska).

Genre:

Documentary films.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (37 minutes).

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Filmakers Library, 2000.

Language Note:

This edition in English.

System Details:

digital

data file

Summary:

Alaska has undergone a rapid transformation from traditional Eskimo life to modern living in an extraordinarily short period of time. The Nunamiut Eskimo village of Anaktuvuk Pass, is at once a microcosm of this larger transition and markedly unique. The three hundred residents of this small, isolated town are the only tribe of inland Eskimos in the world, comprising their own linguistic group and biological heritage. Unlike most traditional cultures which have been ravaged by Western culture, Anaktuvuk has balanced old ways and new horizons. The anthropologist lived among a family of four generations and captures with spontaneity their daily life. From the elders who remember hunting caribou and still speak only their native language to the youngsters who search the internet and participate in consumer culture, Anaktuvuk is two worlds in one. The film follows the day-to-day struggles of Juke and Julia, his pregnant girlfriend, as they try to come to terms with their future.

Notes:

Originally released as DVD.

Title from resource description page (viewed May 24, 2011).

OCLC:

747797970

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.