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"History of the Iñupiat: Nipaa I!itqusipta/The Voice of Our Spirit"

"History of the Iñupiat: Nipaa I!itqusipta/The Voice of Our Spirit"History of the Iñupiat: Nipaa I!itqusipta/The Voice of Our Spirit
(2008, 49 min.) US
Director: Rachel Naninaaq Edwardson (Inupiaq)
Producer: Jana Pausauraq Harcharek (Inupiaq), Rachel Naninaaq Edwardson (Inupiaq)
In Inupiaq and English with English subtitles.

Iñupiat community members in Barrow, Alaska, reflect on the impact of first contacts, which brought with them devastating diseases, and the undermining of the indigenous culture and language by the American educational system.

Image credit: History of the Iñupiat: Nipaa I!itqusipta/The Voice of Our Spirit - courtesy of the filmmaker; History of the Iñupiat: Nipaa I!itqusipta/The Voice of Our Spirit - courtesy of the filmmaker

Rachel Naninaaq Edwardson

2009 Native American Film and Video Festival - NY premiere

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