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Haa Shagóon.

:

Kawaky, Joe


1981

Very Useful
Video
Tlingit
Referenced by: Sealaska Heritage Foundation

Grade Level(s): 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Theme(s): Living in Place, Tribe/Community, Cultural Expression, Language/Communication

This remarkable video follows Austin Hammond and other Tlingit elders in documenting a day of Tlingit Indian ceremony along the Chilkoot River in 1980. The tape offers excellent footage of Tlingit prayer, oratory, riddles, singing, and dancing in the context of actual ceremonial performance. It culminates in the peace ritual, performed both as a cultural event and as an appeal for justice in the struggle of the Tlingit people against the exploitation of their tribal lands and water. Although the events documented took place fifteen years ago, the film remains powerful and timely.

Note: Through special arrangement with the distributor, this video tape is sold by SHF for private, home use only. Institutional and commercial purchasers (including schools) must order from the distributor directly: University of California Extension, Center for Media and Independent Learning, 2000 Center St., 4th Floor, Berekeley, CA 94704. Telephone: (510) 642-0460.

By Joe Kawaky. Presented by the Chilkoot Indian Association, 1981. VHS, 29 minutes. $30.00

Available from:

Sealaska Heritage Foundation
One Sealaska Plaza, Suite 201
Juneau, Alaska 99801

(907) 463-4844

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