The second day of the 2026 Cama’i Dance Festival offered up 12 jam-packed hours of performances and events.

In a flurry of dance fans, drum beats, and applause, the 2026 Cama’i Dance Festival kicked off Friday, March 27 in the Bethel Regional High School gym. An audience spanning from Elders to infants filled chairs and bleachers for an evening of musical events and tributes.

Last week, Bethel musher Pete Kaiser took ninth place in the Iditarod. He was the only musher representing the Y-K Delta, collecting support from fans back home and familiar faces at the finish line.

The 2026 Cama’i Dance Festival kicks off at 5 p.m. this evening (March 27) at Bethel Regional High School. Among the featured performers is the Inuit soul group Pamyua, who return to the festival after their debut 30 years ago.

Lawmakers in support of a measure to strengthen the state’s corporate income tax on the oil and gas industry said it was essential for boosting state revenues.

On March 21, a team of researchers left Bethel on a snowmachine expedition across the western and northern coasts of Alaska.

Large majorities of Alaskans tell pollsters they’re sick of changing their clocks twice a year. Where they should set them is a harder question.

Bering Strait communities are urging passage of a bill that would prohibit states from banning ivory that's in authentic Alaska Native art and handicrafts.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy continues to oppose the bill, a spokesperson said. The bill passed the House 22-17, well short of a veto-proof majority, and now heads to the Senate.

The 12-year-old's immigration attorney says the man believed to be his father has so far avoided multiple court orders for a paternity test.