Huslia Hustler George Attla at the Fur Rendezvous World Championship races in Anchorage. Photo courtesy of Rob Stapleton - Cordova, AK 
Attla documentary premiers on PBS on Dec. 16
A documentary on the life of legendary Athabascan sprint musher George Attla will premiere on PBS’s Independent Lens at 10 p.m. on Dec. 16 on public television station KAKM in Anchorage.
“Attla,” directed by Catharine Axley, documents Attla training his grandnephew, Joe Bifelt, to race his team.
The film focuses on Attla’s lifelong commitment to keeping the traditions of the Athabascan village of Huslia alive in the ever evolving culture, interweaving the story of his mushing career with the final chapter of his life, when he emerged from retirement to mentor his 20-year-old grandnephew, Joe Bifelt, for a prestigious race and revive the proud tradition of Huslia mushers.
Attla was also the author of the book “Everything I Know about Training and Racing Sled Dogs,” first published in 1972 by Publishing Service, and a second edition, published in 1974, by Arner Publications. Although the book is long out of print, copies are available online from used editions at $25 and up to new copies from $143.48 to $3,624.95.
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