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Title Through These Eyes.: Anthropology, The Netsilik People & Politics
Published [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2014

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Description 1 online resource (1 video file, 55 min.)
Summary An American elementary school program from the 1970s. Man: A Course of Study (MACOS), looked to the Inuit of the Canadian Arctic to help students see their own society in a new way. At its core was The Netsilik Film Series, an acclaimed benchmark of visual anthropology from the National Film Board that captured a year in the life of an Inuit family, reconstructing an ancient culture on the cusp of contact with the outside world. But the graphic images of the Netsilik people created a clash of values that tore rifts in communities across the U.S. and revealed a fragile relationship between politics and education. A fiery national debate ensued between academic and conservative forces. Through These Eyes looks back at the high stakes of this controversial curriculum. Decades later, as American influence continues to affect cultures worldwide, the story of MACOS resonates strongly
Event Originally produced by National Film Board of Canada in 2004
Notes Originally produced aMontreal, Quebec, National Film Board of Canada, c2004
Subject Inuit -- Arctic Archipelago (Nunavut and N.W.T.)
Netsilik Inuit
Visual anthropology.
Ancient culture and society
Conduct of life.
Controversies in education
Netsilik Inuit.
ethics (philosophical concept)
Conduct of life
Inuit
Netsilik Inuit
Visual anthropology
Canada -- Arctic Archipelago
Genre/Form documentary film.
Documentary films
Documentary films.
Documentaires.
Form Streaming video
Author Laird, Charles, film director
National Film Board of Canada.