Between low snow, tight finances and a series of suicides, the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta has had a hard year. That’s why this year’s Cama-i Dance Festival theme was about honoring resilience.
Alaska Native Arts & Culture
House passes Indigenous Peoples Day bill
Rep. Bennie Nageak from Barrow told the House he applauds the declaration but reminds the representatives that it doesn’t heal all wounds.
Alaska nursing home asks to serve seal oil to Native clients
State regulators in Alaska are working with a Native organization that wants to serve its nursing home residents seal oil, a traditional staple that’s banned in public settings because of its high risk for botulism. The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation says it would grant an exemption to the Kotzebue-based Maniilaq Association if it can…
Gold Medal has urban origins, village tradition
Before statehood, before the Alaska Marine Highway System, there was the Gold Medal Basketball Tournament in Juneau. This year, the event turns 70.
Gene Tagaban leads Dillingham training on stopping cycle of violence
“It’s about teaching men to be mentors, and getting men involved to stop the violence, domestic abuse, the suicides, the hurts, the pain,” Tagaban said.
Connecting to culture through dance
“I wanted to learn who I was because I didn’t know. My parents never talked to us about our culture. They were trying to get us away from Tlingit culture.”