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Kipnuk: Moving Forward

Kipnuk: Moving Forward
Clip: 444227_1_1
Year Shot:
Audio: Yes
Video: Color
Tape Master:
Original Film: WPA 1288
HD: N/A
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Timecode: -

On preview cassette 215415 "Kipnuk is an Eskimo village located 95 miles west of Nethel, Alaska. it is only eight miles from the Bering Sea. In winter the temperature ofen reaches minus 40 degrees andhas a chill factor of 70 degrees. It is typical of the 59 Eskimo villages scattered throughout the 110,000 square mile Bethel Agency area. Thirty -two of the villages have schools operated by the Bureau if Indian affairs. the school at Kipnuk has an enrollment of 115 students. "Kipnuk: Moving Forward is an exciting and dleightful account of the village and the people of Kipnuk in relation to the children and the village school. Children are the most cherished of Eskimo possessions and their education is considered a community responsibility. The people of Kipnuk enthusiastically led by the Parent Advisory Council, not only participate in the Title 1 program but become involved in every phase of their children's education." --AV-ED FILMS 1288 A: Print #2 1288 B: A-wind neg. area trk (Yupik version) 1288 C: A-wind neg. area trk (English version) 1288 D: Interneg. 1288 E: Comp edge trk YUPIK 1288 F: Comp Edge Trk. ENGLISH 1288 G: A-roll 1288 H B-roll