Alaska

Honor, respect, tradition. Gluttony, greed, self-indulgence. Can America’s proud heritage survive in the face of modern comforts and a growing hunger for material goods? Two Alaskan tribes, the Inupiat Eskimos and the Gwich’in Indians, stand at the crossroads, one clinging to their hardworking past, the other forging boldly into the technological future. It is a scene that has been played out over and over again as our nation has grown and matured. Traditions and beliefs are abandoned for possessions and material goods. When our growing nation needed land, we drove the Indians out and killed the buffalo until near extinction. When gold was discovered in California, many dropped everything and rushed to possess it; stealing, murdering, and destroying the environment. One thing is certain. Alaska may be the largest state in the Union, but it certainly is not big enough to hold both the past and the future.
President Dwight Eisenhower began the debate between past and present in Ala...