Alaska: The Last Frontier?

Synopsis: Filmed on location in Alaskam contrasting views of Alaska as empty wilderness with the reality of native Alaskan history and experience. Addresses a number of questions: How can the past settlement and use of apparently wild areas be recognised and reconstructed, especially in areas that have been ‘emptied’? What is it like to grow up as a member of a native Indian group, especially when that group is treated as if ‘invisible’? How can native attitudes and practices influence land management for recreational purposes?
Series: Shape of the World, The: Explorations in Human Geography, Course D215
Language: English
Medium: Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.
Year of production: 1995
Availability: Sale; 1998 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)
Subjects: Geography
Keywords: Alaska; human geography; Inuit; tourism

Producer

Eleanor Morris

Cast

Philip Sarre

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