Source: http://planetinfocus.org/festival/yukon-circles
From its headwaters in Canada to its vast delta on the Bering Sea, the Yukon River is the second-longest river in North America, flowing 2300 miles. Mining, manufacturing, military encampments and human settlement have all contributed to its polluted state. But instead of finger-pointing and blaming the polluters of their territories, the native people who live along its embankment from Canada and Alaska have joined forces taking leadership and responsibility for protecting their own lands, waters, animals and fish. They have formed the largest international treaty organization in the world. Yukon Circles follows their remarkable story.
Karin Williams has worked as a filmmaker, television producer, and radio reporter for 25 years. She has directed documentaries for PBS, including
The Voyage Home, which won the Best Global Indigenous Award at the 1996 Dreamspeakers Film Festival in Alberta.
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