PA author rebukes National Geographic series
A Prince Albert author is condemning the National Geographic Channel for a TV documentary series they aired depicting the Hutterite culture from a sect in Montana.
“The program was intended or promised to be a factual, accurate documentary, and this of course is nothing like it. It’s obvious a reality show,” said Mary-Ann Kirkby author of I Am Hutterite.
Kirkby has a personal connection to the culture; spending the first 10 years of her life growing up in the Fairholme Hutterite Colony near Portage la Prairie, Man. Her book I Am Hutterite focuses on her own personal experience living in that lifestyle.
Kirkby’s opinion of the documentary is based on the first few episodes. “We are all deeply upset about this show,” she said. “We couldn’t believe our eyes, that’s how most Hutterites feel.”