Iñupiat

  • 30m 33s

    History of the Iñupiat: Nipaa Ilitqusipta, The Voice of Our Spirit, part1

    uploaded by: Uncivilized Films

    channel: Uncivilized Films's channel

    History of the Iñupiat: The Voice of Our Spirit tells the story of how the Iñupiaq language, one of the oldest languages in the world, has survived despite 150 years of trauma including epidemics, missionaries, boarding school policies and US government assimilation policies. A powerful reminder of the importance of teaching language in the battle to maintain our culture.

    Uqalimakkanirit

    uploaded date: 15-05-2011

  • 24m 1s

    The Duck In

    uploaded by: Uncivilized Films

    channel: Uncivilized Films's channel

    History of the Iñupiat: The Duck-In is about US government attempts to regulate traditional hunting rights of the Iñupiat in 1961. This is the story of the first major conflict between the Federal government and the Iñupiat people and marked the beginning of the battle for land rights in northern Alaska.

    Uqalimakkanirit

    uploaded date: 12-04-2011