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Rare Chance to See 'Eskimos'

By Annie Greenberg

March 3, 2009

For any night owls or early risers with Tivo, the Turner Classic Movies channel is airing the film "Eskimo" Wednesday at 4:30 a.m. EST.

The classic movie, shot in black and white in 1934, was filmed near Teller, Alaska, and showcases the struggles of an Eskimo family to survive. It won an Academy Award for Best Film Editing.

"Eskimo" was never released on home video, so Wednesday's showing is a rare opportunity to watch this early depiction of Alaskan Natives.

Annie Greenberg, Eskimo, is a journalism student at the University of Missouri in Columbia. She worked as a reporter at the Navajo Times for one year and interned as a reporter at the Sun-Sentinel newspaper in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

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