Several of the party, Native Itelmens, introduced him to Itelmen language and life during an eight-day trek to the remote Itelmen villages of Verkhny, Khairiuzovo and Kovran. Koester returned with ...

Itelmen Stories is a poignant tale of the social and personal significance of a language that is near the end of its existence as an orally transmitted means of communication The film presents ...