'Time is running out, and soon this chapter will fade away unless we care enough to make a record of it.' Billy Blackjack Johnson (son of Ada Blackjack Johnson)
Shishmaref to Anchorage
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Our short won "Best Director" at the Las Cruces International Festival Native Cinema Selection. #adablackjack #adablackjackrising #AwardWinning #filmfestival #shortfilms
Happy International Women's Day! “You don’t have to play masculine to be a strong woman.” –Mary Elizabeth Winstead. Ada Deletuk Blackjack Johnson was one of Alaska's toughest women. #adablackjack #adablackjackrising #HappyInternationalWomensDay2021 #HappyInternationalWomensDay
Ada Blackjack Rising now playing at Smithsonian Mother Tongue Film Festival. ALL FILMS FREE TO WATCH = the festival amplifies the work of diverse practitioners who explore the power of language to connect the past, present, and future. #MotherTongue2021 #AdaBlackjackRising
Ada Blackjack Rising now playing = Smithsonian's Mother Tongue Film Festival. Festival celebrates cultural and linguistic diversity by showcasing films and filmmakers from around the world, highlighting the crucial role languages play in our daily lives. #MotherTongue2021
buff.ly/39BFgdB “(Blackjack is) an absolute powerhouse hero that little kids should grow up knowing her name,” Don Rearden, screenwriter, said. “Should be schools named after her and streets named after her and there should be a statue of Ada. That’s just how I feel.”--
Happy Native American Heritage Day! We recognize the rich culture, tradition, and history of Native Americans and Alaska Natives. #nativeland #NativeAmericanHeritageDay #alaskanative #adablackjack #adablackjackrising
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"Extra Tough: Women of the North," is now on view at the Anchorage Museum. Anchorage Daily News interviewed Chief Curator Francesca Du Brock about the importance of recording Alaska women's history, and the challenges the exhibition faced.
READ MORE: adn.com/alaska-life/2020/11/…
2020 is an island we will escape. #quarantine #quarantineblues #adablackjackrising adablackjackstory.com
Thank you for watching and sharing Ada Blackjack Rising. #adablackjackrising
In the 1920s, a young Inupiaq woman took a job with an Arctic expedition and ended up stranded in the Arctic for two years, six months of it alone. A new short film tells the story of Ada Blackjack’s perseverance, cultural resilience, and grit. indiancountrytoday.com/news/…
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In the 1920s, a young Inupiaq woman took a job with an Arctic expedition and ended up stranded in the Arctic for two years, six months of it alone. A new short film tells the story of Ada Blackjack’s perseverance, cultural resilience, and grit. indiancountrytoday.com/news/…
LINK IN BIO. Comments from viewers = "Beautiful film - powerful story - wow!" "Brilliant!" "Beautiful strong Indigenous Woman!" "Wow just WOW!" "...Hit all the feels." #adablackjack #adablackjackrising #shortfilm #alaska #filmmaking #arctic
A true story of survival in the Arctic. And grit. Love for family. And humility. #adablackjackrising #adablackjack #Arctic
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Quyanaq to @IndianCountry for sharing Ada Blackjack Rising. “Christopher Columbus didn't get stuck in the Arctic for two years. Ada Blackjack did, and she made it home." #adablackjackrising #adablackjack
Inupiaq Ada Blackjack was the sole survivor of an Arctic exploration party in 1921. A short film tells her story.
indiancountrytoday.com/news/…
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Inupiaq Ada Blackjack was the sole survivor of an Arctic exploration party in 1921. A short film tells her story.
indiancountrytoday.com/news/…