Alaska’s Lake Clark National Park and Preserve is the seventh-largest national park in the U.S. Accessible only by small plane and boat, the park receives a relatively small number of visitors each year. North Shore created an hour-long film for public television to portray this incredible place for all Americans. 

Traveling by float plane, small boats and snowmachines, our team created a gorgeous cinematic portrayal of a full seasonal cycle in Lake Clark National Park. The film highlights the voices of Indigenous Dena’ina community members, still present on their homeland, and explores the nuances of Dena’ina values and their relationship to their land and waters. We also profile the work of park biologists as they underscore the national significance of this place. 

The park, in the headwaters of Bristol Bay, is energized by the return of millions of sockeye salmon every summer, nourishing people, brown bears, birds and entire ecosystems. “K’etniyi” reveals the profound interconnections that exist across the park’s vast and varied landscapes.