Tales of the Tundra
Director:
unknown
Writer:
Jerry Brigham, Rich Trotto
Production Date:
1993
Producer:
Jerry Brigham, Rich Trotto, Mike Martz
Narrator:
John Active
Run Time:
1:21:12
Establishing shot:
Named locations:
Major themes covered: Yup’ik storytellers spin tales of fantastic creatures, ghosts, and the mischievous “Little People”
Native activities shown:
Individuals? Named?
Native language spoken:
Audible?
Noteworthy elements:
Other notes: The KYUK TV Productions Collection: A series of informative TV documentaries spotlighting varied aspects of life among the Yup’ik people of Southwestern Alaska. These films were produced by television station KYUK (Bethel Broadcasting) in Bethel, Alaska, which has kindly made them available to the American Indian Film Gallery.