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Picturing a people George Johnston, Tlingit photographer

Presents the story of George Johnston, who, at the age of 16, left the Yukon community of Teslin and trekked hundreds of miles overland to coastal Alaska in search of the history of his people, the Tlingit Indians. Johnston took many photographs throughout his life, and learned as much as he could about Tlingit culture, religion and the songs and dance of his people.

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  • "George Johnston, Tlingit photographer"@en
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  • "Presents the story of George Johnston, who, at the age of 16, left the Yukon community of Teslin and trekked hundreds of miles overland to coastal Alaska in search of the history of his people, the Tlingit Indians. Johnston took many photographs throughout his life, and learned as much as he could about Tlingit culture, religion and the songs and dance of his people."@en
  • "George Johnston at the age of 16, left the Yukon community of Teslin and trekked hundreds of miles overland to coastal Alaska in search of the history of his people, the Tlingit Indians. On his return to Teslin, Johnston took many photographs about Tlingit culture, religion and the songs and dances of his people, and the changes happening to the Yukon territory. The film uses Johnston's photographs, interviews, archival footage and re-inactments to tell his story."
  • "George Johnston at the age of 16, left the Yukon community of Teslin and trekked hundreds of miles overland to coastal Alaska in search of the history of his people, the Tlingit Indians. On his return to Teslin, Johnston took many photographs about Tlingit culture, religion and the songs and dances of his people, and the changes happening to the Yukon territory. The film uses Johnston's photographs, interviews, archival footage and re-inactments to tell his story."@en
  • "At the age of 16, George Johnston left the Yukon community of Teslin and trekked hundreds of miles overland to coastal Alaska in search of the history of his people. Johnston met with elders, learning as much as he could about the Tlingit religion and the songs and dances of his people. A few years later, Johnston did something else that was quite extraordinary: after ordering a camera from a mail-order catalogue, he taught himself to use it and to develop and print his own photographs. Johnston took the camera with him everywhere, and the images he recorded - of special moments and everyday occasions - became a beacon to the young and a testament to the golden times of the Tlinget people. portrait of a man who was himself a creator of portraits and a keeper of his culture. His photos, which record a critical period for the Tlingit nation, lovingly portray a sense of history and a zest for life. As director Carol Geddes, a clan relative of Johnston's says, his legacy "was to help us dream the future as much as to remember the past.""
  • "George Johnston at the age of 16, left the Yukon community of Teslin and trekked hundreds of miles overland to coastal Alaska in search of the history of his people, the Tlingit Indians. On his return to Teslin, Johnston took many photographs about Tlingit culture, religion and the songs and dances of his people, and the changes happening to the Yukon territory. The film uses Johnston's photographs, interviews, archival footage and re-inactments to thell his story."

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  • "Biographical films"
  • "History"@en
  • "History"
  • "Nonfiction films"
  • "Documentary films"
  • "Portraits"
  • "Biography"@en
  • "Biography"
  • "Historical films"
  • "Video recordings for the hearing impaired"

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  • "Picturing a people [videorecording] : George Johnston, Tlingit photographer"
  • "Picturing a people George Johnston, Tlingit photographer"
  • "Picturing a people George Johnston, Tlingit photographer"@en

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