Summer Films
5/14/2008 - 9/16/2008
Films on history, nature, art and native cultures of Alaska are shown daily in the auditorium from May 14 to Sept. 16. This program is included with museum admission.
Mondays and Fridays
10:30 a.m.
Raven Tales: How Raven Stole the Sun
Animated version of the Northwest coast Indian story of raven releasing light and life into the world
(25 min.)
1:00 p.m.
America’s Stone Age Explorers
A Stone-Age detective story about the Bering Strait and the first Americans.
(60 min.)
3:00 p.m.
Reindeer Queen: the richest woman in Alaska
This documentary highlights the renowned Eskimo woman Sinrock Mary, who through the twist of fate became the owner of the largest reindeer herd in the North and the wealthiest woman in the territory
(30 min.)
Tuesdays and Saturdays
10:30 a.m.
More than Words...
Marie Smith Jones, the last native speaker of the Eyak language, worked for more than a decade to revive the Eyak culture until her passing in January 2008.
(60 min.)
1:00 p.m.
Raven Tales: Raven and the First People
Join Raven, Eagle and Frog as they discover first humans in a giant clamshell. This beautifully animated Northwest coast story will captivate both children and adults.
(25 min.)
3:00 p.m.
Eyes of the Spirit
This program documents the revival of masked dancing in the Yukon Kuskokwim Delta.
(30 min.)
Wednesdays and Sundays
10:30 a.m.
Redington- The Man behind the Last Great Race
Learn about the “father” of the world famous Iditarod sled dog race, Joe Redington, through the rare photographs, home movies and interviews with the people who knew him best.
(60 min.)
1:00 p.m.
Hand to Hand: Bethel Native Artist Profiles
Short video profiles spotlight four of Bethel’s traditional Yup’ik artists engaged in and talking about their art forms.
(45 min.)
3:00 p.m.
Raven Tales: The Sea Wolf
The richness of Northwest coast oral tradition is celebrated in this animated story of a young man who wants to become the greatest fisherman in the village.
(25 min.)
Thursdays
10:30 a.m.
Alaska Reminiscence, 60 Years of Adventure
A memoir of photographer and adventurer Bradford Washburn and his wife Barbara, the first woman to summit Mount McKinley.
(38 min.)
1:00 p.m.
Good Time Girls of the Alaska Gold Rush
The “Good Time Girls” found opportunity, heartbreak and fortune during the Klondike Gold Rush.
(34 min.)
3:00 p.m.
Aleut Evacuation: The Untold War Story
The little-known story of the forced removal of Alaska’s Aleut people during WWII.
(59 min.)
A part of the Partner Programs series.
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