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201961 minPGdocumentary

ATTLA

201961 minPGdocumentary

Ten-time world champion George Attla trains his grandnephew to race his dogsled team one last time, reflecting on his fifty-year career.

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Catharine Axley

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Ten-time world champion George Attla trains his grandnephew to race his dogsled team one last time, reflecting on his fifty-year career.

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George Attla, a ten-time world champion in dogsled racing, grew up in the Alaskan interior as a tuberculosis survivor. Over his fifty-year career, he became a legendary figure in his community. The film follows Attla as a village elder, training his grandnephew to race his team one last time, reflecting on his legacy and the sport he dedicated his life to.

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