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Video: Ada Blackjack Rising
In the pre-dawn twilight of an Alaskan shore, a young Native woman reflects on the story of Ada Blackjack, the sole survivor of a disastrous 1921 Arctic expedition, and the loneliness she must have felt waiting for a rescue through the months-long polar night.
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Running time: 6 minutes
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A Brice Habeger Film & Paddy Eason Picture & Peak 3 Production
Based on the book “Ada Blackjack: A True Story of Survival in the Arctic” by Jennifer Niven
Funding Support by Bering Straits Native Corporation
Spoken in Ugiuvaŋmiu Iñupiaq (King Island Iñupiaq) from the Bering Straits region of Alaska
Iñupiaq & English Voice-over by Kiminaq Maddy Alvanna-Stimpfle (Iñupiaq)
Screenwriter: Don Rearden
Cast
Anna Agliütruqti & Ada Blackjack
Adelaine Akłaasiaq Ahmasuk (Iñupiaq & Yup’ik)
Anna Agliütruqti
Maka Keixé Yaxtí Monture
(Tlingit Raven moiety, Copper River Clan,
House of the Owl & Kanien’kehá:ka)
Iñupiaq Translation: Yaayuk Alvanna-Stimpfle (Iñupiaq)
Proudly filmed in Alaska
Original Song “Traces of You”
Musician: Chris David
(Tlingit Eagle/ Killer Whale & Tsimshian)
With Support From
Iḷisaqativut Language Academy
Cordelia Qiġñaaq Kellie (Iñupiaq)
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Beautiful snd powerful. Shared with my granddaughter
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