Filmmakers Sarah Elder and Leonard Kamerling traveled to the mouth of the Yukon River to record this study of Yup’ik Eskimo life. The people of Emmonoak, Alaska, explain the importance of both new and traditional songs and dances in their social and spiritual life, as they prepare for a ceremonial potlatch with a neighboring village. See also vhs, AT # 89744. Sarah Elder and Leonard Kamerling