Alaskan Boy of Huslia

Adventures of a young Athabascan Indian boy in remote village of Alaska. Takes place in 1950's. Culture of the times is accurately depicted. Includes hunting, fishing, trapping, and dogsled racing. His is mostly a subsistence life style.

Young Tim Bifelt's adventures growing up in northern Alaska will introduce you to the life of an Athabascan Indian boy in the 1950's. His home of Huslia is located on the banks of the beautiful Koyukuk River not far south of the Arctic Circle. One hundred twenty-five relatives and neighbors are living mostly off the land as did their ancestors. You will travel with Tim as he hunts, traps and lives the life of a responsible son and student. Times are changing and Tim is caught between the past and the future. He meets each new experience with uncommon courage and wisdom for his age.