| Description |
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 12 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound. |
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digital |
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video file MPEG-4 Flash |
| Series |
Alaskan Eskimo
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| Note |
Title from title frames. |
| Event |
Originally produced by Documentary Educational Resources in 1988. |
| Summary |
Like many St. Lawrence Island legends, this story is set in Siberia where Chukchi, the Reindeer People, live. Pelaasi, an elder from Gambell, speaks Siberian Yupik. His mythical story, about a man who goes out in search of a reindeer thief is an ungipaghaq, a tale that has been passed down unchanged through generations and believed to be based in truth. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Language |
In English. |
| Subject |
Eskimos.
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Yupik.
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Myths and legends.
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| Added Author |
Waters, Katrina, producer, author.
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Pelaasi, contributor.
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Nevak, Eva, narrator.
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Kanopy (Firm)
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| Music No. |
1048948 Kanopy |
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