In 1935 a herd of 2,700 reindeer completed a five-year journey from Alaska to north of the Arctic circle. They were imported and re-settled by the Canadian Government in an effort to improve the economic conditions of the Inuit. This film is the story of the trek, the raising of reindeer for saleable meat, its effects upon the people and the transformation of herding from a primitive art to one using modern technology. The film shows how an ecologically sound, make-work project that started as a gamble ended up a success, generating jobs and money for the local people.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
016265
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Canada - Commerce
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industries - Canada
Animals & Wildlife → Reindeer herding
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Alaska
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Arctic Coast (Canada)
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Arctic regions
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Canada - Description and travel
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Canada - Discovery and exploration
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Canada, Northern
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Eskimos - Social life and customs
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Inuit - Canada
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural resources - Canada
Documentary → Documentary films - Canada
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Canada - Economic conditions
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Canada - Social conditions
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
History → Canada - Discovery and exploration
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)