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VIDEO: The Alaska Native inspired video game 'Never Alone'

Upper One Games, Cook Inlet Tribal Council's video game development arm, demonstrated the Alaska Native-inspired video game "Never Alone" at the 2014 Elders and Youth Conference Arts & Opps Showcase at the Dena'ina Center in Anchorage. The game draws on traditional Inupiat tales to tell the story of Nuna, who travels through the game attempting to save her people from an endless blizzard. It is expected to retail for about $15. The scheduled release date is Nov. 18.

In the behind-the-scenes video The Power of Videogames, Ron Brower Sr., an Iñupiat elder, describes the importance of "Never Alone" as a way to reach youth and pass along traditional knowledge.

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