ATTLA premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens series on Monday, December 16, at 10:30pm

ABOUT ATTLA

In spite of having the full use of just one leg, George Attla became a ten-time world champion dogsled racer and an almost mythical hero in his hometown. A Native Alaskan from a remote area, Attla is a complex man: part dog whisperer, part ingenious businessman, part conniving competitor, and part former teenage heartthrob. His 50-year race career was a balancing act between his Native identity and lifestyle and the temptation of commercialization and celebrity. With his health declining, Attla comes out of retirement to pass down knowledge to a young racer, his grandnephew, who hopes to restore the rich Native racing tradition in his village.

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