In Iirgu's Time - PREVIEW


Purchase: http://... Iirgu is an elder from the Siberian Yupik Eskimo village of Gambell on St. Lawrence Island. As two grandchildren listen, Iirgu recounts events in Gambell from the time the first missionaries arrived. His story is known as an ungipamsuk or true historical narrative. With ambivalent feelings, he describes more recent changes - how whaling practices have changed, how life has become easier, but also how younger generations are losing touch with the old ways.a film by Katrina Waters
distributed by Documentary Educational Resources







Channel: Education
Uploaded: August 28, 2008 at 5:04 pm
Author: docued

Length: 00:05:02
Rating: 5.00
Views: 199

Tags: oral whaling lawrence education film documentary yupik history eskimo

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AlaskaGam (November 3, 2008 at 4:12 am)
Iirgu my dads dad.

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