P.O.V. | Arctic Son | Preview | PBS

In "Arctic Son," airing on PBS's P.O.V. series on August 21, 2007, the clash of tradition and modernity puts a Native father and son at odds in the remote village of Old Crow, 80 miles above the Arctic Circle. Stanley Jr., raised in Seattle, is drifting deeper into drinking and partying.

Stanley Sr., a distant, philosophical figure to his son, keeps the ways of his Gwitchin ancestors alive by hunting, fishing and living by his wits in the harsh arctic environment. After a lifetime apart, the two are reunited in the raw, quiet beauty of the Canadian Yukon in a story that captures the dialogue between a father and son from vastly different worlds. Find out more about this film and other P.O.V. films at www.pbs.org/pov

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• arctic
• walton
• globalwarming
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• gwitchin
• yukon
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[jborgmeyer26]

That looks awesome! Great story!

[fyvespot]

@LoveKingArthur Of course it;'s ad to hear and you are some kind of American nerd who has no idea of how lost native INdian people are nowadays in Canada. You (like so many Americans) have swallowed the "noble savage" hook, line and sinker. You have not taken into account that native Indians (as well as other indigenous peoples worldwide) have adopted a highly destructive (as well as commercialized) view of the world.. When they become gangsterized they spit on their ancestor's graves.

[LoveKingArthur]

@fyvespot stereotyper. your comment was very sad to hear

[fyvespot]

The second he put on the rap music I knew that kid was very, very lost. What a sad thing to hear.

[fdspokane]

A wonderful documentary about fathers and sons reconciliation; some parallels to "Smoke Signals", beautiful country and life style.

[bubajim]

It is May here and I think it is snowing just a speck outside along with the rain. My son will go back to Goose Bay, Labrador next month. He is age 17. He split 12 cords of wood today in the cold rain.

I had put into YouTube: remote arctic village. It is late at night here, and so I do have the sound down. I wish you had inserted a map, for silent viewing. But, thanks. It's nice. Concrning NEWFOUNDLAND, where my Grandmther was from: "the island of Newfoundland, at 'the edge of North America.'