A Village Run by Women

A Village Run by Women by Deb Eberle, Huslia, Alaska, Anchored Histories Spring 2023

A look at Huslia, Alaska, a city north of Fairbanks in the Yukon. Find out how a city is almost entirely run by women in this film by Middle School Educator, Deborah Eberle.

This film was created through our Educator Professional Development Workshop, Anchored Histories. Anchored Histories was developed from a grant from Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS), a partner program of the Library of Congress.

Workshop Info

In this professional development course, educators received comprehensive support to engage students in documentary filmmaking. Participants learned how to utilize primary sources from the Library of Congress and incorporated local resources such as Elder interviews, artifacts, photos, and documents. This training equipped teachers with the tools to create enriching, historically grounded educational experiences through the art of documentary filmmaking.

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