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[King Island Community Dancers and interview with Winnie James]

Title
[King Island Community Dancers and interview with Winnie James] [electronic resource]
Publication
1995.

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Details

Additional Authors
  • Morell, Patrick.
  • DHCA.
Description
2 streaming video files (NTSC) (124 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences
Summary
Video notebook on Yupik Eskimos in Alaska, containing dance sequences and interviews interspersed with miscellaneous footage of Alaskan landscapes, pre-recorded films or tapes, still photos, masks, etc.
Subject
  • Eskimos > Alaska
  • Eskimo dance
  • Eskimos > Music
  • Yupik Eskimos
  • Dance > Alaska
  • Child dancers
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
  • Anthropological films and programs.
  • Interviews.
Note
  • Title from information provided by donor.
Access (note)
  • Patrons can access streaming video file only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped in Nome, King Island [Ukivok], and Gambell, Alaska, in 1995 by Patrick Morell.
Funding (note)
  • Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Contents
  • Cassette 1 (ca. 62 min.). Interview with unidentified man, who compares Alaskan and Siberian Eskimo dances -- Children's class in traditional Eskimo dances, led by Gabriel L. Muktoyuk, recorded at a public school in Nome -- Children's dances at the King Island Community Center.
  • Cassette 2 (ca. 62 min.). Dances at the King Island Community Center -- Interview with Bernadette Alvanya Stimpfle, who discusses the transmission of Eskimo dances and songs -- Dances at the King Island Community Center -- Interview with unidentified man, a missionary from Unalakleet, Alaska -- Interview with Winnie James, with additional commentary by unidentified man. James comments upon a video of Alaskan and Siberian Eskimo dancers, demonstrates the different head and neck movements used by the two groups in dancing, and discusses aspects of traditional Eskimo culture.
Call Number
*MGZIDF 8888
OCLC
NYPY95-F565
Title
[King Island Community Dancers and interview with Winnie James] [electronic resource]
Imprint
1995.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Event
Videotaped in Nome, King Island [Ukivok], and Gambell, Alaska, in 1995 by Patrick Morell.
Restricted Access
Patrons can access streaming video file only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Funding
Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Local Note
Former call number: *MGZIC 9-4798.
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Added Author
Morell, Patrick. Videographer
DHCA.
Research Call Number
*MGZIDF 8888
*MGZIC 9-4798 (former)
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