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King Island Community Dancers and interview with Winnie James

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Title
King Island Community Dancers and interview with Winnie James
Names
Morell, Patrick (Videographer)
Collection

General Dance Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1995
Table of Contents
Cassette 1 (ca. 62 min.). Interview with unidentified man, who compares Alaskan and Siberian Eskimo dances -- Children's class in traditional Eskimo dances, led by Gabriel L. Muktoyuk, recorded at a public school in Nome -- Children's dances at the King Island Community Center -- Cassette 2 (ca. 62 min.). Dances at the King Island Community Center -- Interview with Bernadette Alvanya Stimpfle, who discusses the transmission of Eskimo dances and songs -- Dances at the King Island Community Center -- Interview with unidentified man, a missionary from Unalakleet, Alaska -- Interview with Winnie James, with additional commentary by unidentified man. James comments upon a video of Alaskan and Siberian Eskimo dancers, demonstrates the different head and neck movements used by the two groups in dancing, and discusses aspects of traditional Eskimo culture.
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 8888
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-4798 (former)
Topics
Eskimos -- Alaska
Eskimo dance
Eskimos
Yupik Eskimos
Dance -- Alaska
Child dancers
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Interviews
Documentary films
Motion pictures
Notes
Content: Title from information provided by donor.
Venue: Videotaped in Nome, King Island [Ukivok], and Gambell, Alaska, in 1995 by Patrick Morell.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 2 videocassettes (Betacam SP) (124 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 1/2 in.
Description
Video notebook on Yupik Eskimos in Alaska, containing dance sequences and interviews interspersed with miscellaneous footage of Alaskan landscapes, pre-recorded films or tapes, still photos, masks, etc.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY95-F565
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12328053
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 683a7380-86ab-0135-ef92-002fa41aa350
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1995: Issued
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "King Island Community Dancers and interview with Winnie James" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1995. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c8762b60-0f0a-43a3-9728-c9190ddb9ef2

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "King Island Community Dancers and interview with Winnie James" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 30, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c8762b60-0f0a-43a3-9728-c9190ddb9ef2

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1995). King Island Community Dancers and interview with Winnie James Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c8762b60-0f0a-43a3-9728-c9190ddb9ef2

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King Island Community Dancers and interview with Winnie James