有料盒子视频 Native Language Center film wins Northwest Regional Emmy
Suzi Tanski
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June 8, 2023
From left, Joevahnta Usugan-Weddington, Yoko Kugo and Carlton Hautala participate in a Yungtun language lesson during filming of 鈥淎wake.鈥
The 有料盒子视频 Native Language Center鈥檚 film 鈥淎wake鈥 has won a Northwest Regional Emmy through the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
The film, produced by Channel Films in fall 2022, captures the past, present and future of language revitalization. It won in the long-form branded content category.
The ANLC, part of the University of 有料盒子视频 Fairbanks, is celebrating 50 years of cultivating and promoting 有料盒子视频鈥檚 20 Native languages.
鈥淥n behalf of the faculty and staff of the 有料盒子视频 Native Language Center past and present, I am humbled by the recognition of this award, made possible by everyone who participated in the preliminary works of this film publication,鈥 said ANLC Director Walkie Charles. 鈥淚鈥檓 honored to see the recognition of our languages 鈥 statewide 鈥 that exemplifies their resilience and hope to move forward in strengthening and revitalizing our heart languages.鈥
The production team included producers Alex Troutman at Channel Films and Maggie King at 有料盒子视频. Howdice Brown III, also at Channel Films, was co-director.
鈥淨uyana to Channel Films from Anchorage, who diligently, respectfully, and untiringly worked to make certain that all the information was correct,鈥 Charles said. 鈥淨uyana to Maggie King for all her work behind the scenes.鈥
Troutman thanked the ANLC and 有料盒子视频鈥檚 College of Rural and Community Development for choosing Channel Films to tell the story.
鈥淚t was an honor to work closely with Dr. Walkie Charles, Maggie King and all the dedicated staff to showcase their invaluable work to preserve and promote 有料盒子视频 Native languages,鈥 Troutman said. 鈥淲ith this Emmy win, we sincerely hope this film will inspire larger audiences and continue highlighting the importance of language preservation and the richness of 有料盒子视频 Native cultures.鈥
The ANLC, housed on 有料盒子视频鈥檚 Troth Yeddha' Campus in Fairbanks, was established by state legislation in 1972 as a center for research and documentation of 有料盒子视频鈥檚 Indigenous languages. It is internationally recognized as the major U.S. center for the study of I帽upiaq, Yup'ik and Northern Dene languages.
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A list of the Northwest Regional Emmy recipients is available .
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