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This year’s commencement motto: “If life throws you salmonberries, blueberries, or blackberries, make akutaq.”
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2024 Kuskokwim Ice Classic winner Annie Morgan said that this year was the first time she'd entered the breakup guessing contest.
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Each year, the Miss Cama-i pageant brings together young women from across the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta in a whirlwind day of interviews, essays, and service. In the end, a 22-year-old from Bethel and Emmonak took home the Miss Cama-i 2024 title.
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For new arrivals to the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, the group provides an opportunity to feel a little closer to home.
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For Alaska Native communities along the Yukon River, fishing for salmon has always been a central part of life. But climate change is driving a massive collapse in salmon populations.
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Amllerni sassani yuraguralriit avatiitni, amlleret Cama-i Festival-aq nallunritaat piliarugaat nasvaumalallrat pitekluku melqulegnek, tegglinek, enernek, melqunek-llu.
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The plan could close fishing for seven more years and open the door for hatcheries. In villages along the river, Tribal leaders say the state has cut them out of the process and want federal oversight.
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In addition to the dozens of hours of dancing, the Cama-i Festival is well-known for its bustling craft fair full of furs, beads, bones, and feathers.
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After decades, the sharing of culture through traditional foods continues to be a staple of the festival.
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Yup’ik dance and drumming all but died out at the turn of the 20th century, as Christian missionaries sought to suppress what they saw as the pagan tradition of dance. Each year, Cama-i celebrates the culture-bearers who have helped bring yuraq back and keep the practice strong.
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The 2024 Cama-i Dance Festival wrapped up on Sunday (March 17) with another nine hours of dancing, drumming and a colorful qaspeq parade.
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The longest day of the 2024 Cama-i Dance Festival was packed with performances, festival traditions, and hundreds of servings of salmon and moose.