subsistence

Storyknifing

Named locations: Bethel, Alaska
Major themes covered: The KYUK TV Productions Collection: explains the traditional manner in which children are entertained by native storytellers using storyknives to sketch images in the mud while telling the legends of the community

Kotzebue 5

Named locations: Kotzebue
Major themes covered: Eskimo Olympics (women's and men's tug-o-war and trampoline); Children's Beauty Contest; Kotzebue subsistence (note the way that the children in the beauty contest, as well as their presenters, are dressed in beautiful, traditional mukluks and parkas. All of the games at these Olympics revolve around practices of subsistence and the preservation of Eskimo culture and traditions.)

Kotzebue 1

Establishing shot:
Named locations:

Kotzebue; Selawik; Noorvik; Noatak; Red Dog Mine

Major themes covered: The KYUK TV Productions Collection: interviews about traditional customs and skills
Native activities shown:  
Individuals Named:
Charlie Goodwin; Willy Goodwin; Grace Lincoln; Blanche Rose Lincoln 
Native language spoken:
Eskimo language (Iñupiaq)