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Alaskans Sharing Indigenous Knowledge Project
from Alaska Native Knowledge Network - Thursday, 14 June 2012, 08:04 pm
 
Two Arctic Films Available
 Alaskans Sharing Indigenous Knowledge Project

Two new films focused on Alaskam villages threatened by climate change are now available. Both films are part of the Alaskans Sharing Indigenous Knowledge (AKSIK) project, and are available online, at: http://aksik.org.

One film, entitled 'Silageetuq,' focuses on Shaktoolik, a native village on the northwest coast of Alaska. This documentary, by Mera Kenney, captures the ways in which increasingly severe fall storms threaten the village, and highlights the town's need for an evacuation road.

The other, entitled 'Aksik,' takes place in Savoonga, a village on St. Lawrence Island in the Bering Sea. By Jonathan Ignatowski, the film explores the importance of subsistence food to the village and the difficulties climate change is causing to maintain that culture.

AKSIK is a multiyear science and advocacy project headed up by Jon gRosales at the St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York. AKSIK documents local knowledge of climate change in Shaktoolik and Savoonga and their efforts to adapt to these changes; and highlights the needs of the communities.

For further information, please go to:
http://aksik.org.

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