Ada Blackjack Rising

In the pre-dawn twilight of an Alaskan shore, a young Native woman reflects on the story of Ada Blackjack, the sole survivor of a disastrous 1921 Arctic expedition, and the loneliness she must have felt waiting for a rescue through the months-long polar night.

Cast

Maddy Kiminaq Alvanna-Stimpfle

as Narrator (voice)

Adelaine Akłaasiaq Ahmasuk

as Ada Blackjack

Maka Keixé Yaxtí Monture

as Anna Agliu̇truqti

Adelaine Akłaasiaq Ahmasuk

as Anna Agliu̇truqti

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