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Norman and crew.

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[petpatsu1]

@ Mumikhtikak

I TOO hate it when foreigners come to my tribal lands and offend by acting like tourists and snapping pictures of our hardships. Filmmakers included.

But here's here's the rub - if no one came to report - no one would know about the slavery, or about the families left to survive. or about those who CHOOSE to stay because they will always love their homelands.

that I think Norman was trying to film.

[petpatsu1]

your welcome. this was filmed by a family friend of many years. His name is Norman Jayo, and his film crew are very young people. He is attached to the land there and the Yupik people. And even tho he is not Native of that land - he has a tremendous affinity with the original people and to the history and what happened to the people who were annihilated. Man , I am so very sorry to hear of your Grandfather's imprisonment by the Russians. I'll share your comments with Norman. Thank you both.

[mishabarnaul98]

what? you thought that on the northest city of the biggest country of the world you would see hotels or empire state building?

[MrRoboto81]

Cool video! Though I am curious...at the 4:03 mark you started talking about the colors on the buildings, then you got interrupted and never got to finish explaining. I've always wondered about that. Can you expand on that initial thought?

[BennyB5555]

Interesting video though...5 stars!

[BennyB5555]

I believe she was irritated because the dog would not shut up!! Sounded like the dog was barking at you! Your accent sounds like those actors Cheech and Chong! I imagine it must be a Chicano/American/Native American accent...?

[globb14]

You sure the woman that yelled at you wasn't just trying to tell you to shut the hell up cause it was 5:00 and everyone was trying to sleep?

[crabbit87]

I just dont understand. I mean these people choose to live here. Yet they are embarrased? They discourage tourism. How the fuck can you expect your economy to get better? if anything this place needs tourism. They do it to themselves.

[MelmacAlienLifeForm]

@Austum

My grandfather has spend 10 years in Gulag on Kolyma for nothing. No complains from him though. Tough times. Anyway, not sure about Kolyma (never been there) but that part of Chukotka - Providenia has one of the most beautiful sceneries and wildlife I've ever seen in my life. Especially in summer time. Blue sky, ocean, vast valleys, mountains, and wild life everywhere. Walruses, orcas, whales, sea-lions, birds, fish etc. Few people - less harm to nature.

[MelmacAlienLifeForm]

This place is just over a hundred kilometres off Alaska. Soviets did not send indigenous people of Chukotka to camps. They studied and lived in this city with great help and greater rights from the state than non locals. They kept their culture, which was heavily subsidized as well. The only problem for them was cheap vodka. Chukchi have no genes to resist alcoholism for long. Anyway I'm glad that this place still exist in OK state for its geography, despite the collapse of the USSR.