The Qasgirmiut Dancers close out the 2023 Cama-i Dance Festival on March 26, 2023 in Bethel, Alaska.
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The Gladys Jung Crane Dancers perform at the 2023 Cama-i Dance Festival on March 26, 2023 in Bethel, Alaska.
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The St. Mary's Dancers perform at the 2023 Cama-i Dance Festival on March 26, 2023 in Bethel, Alaska.
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A masked dancer performs at the 2023 Cama-i Dance Festival on March 26, 2023 in Bethel, Alaska.
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The Yurapik Drummers and Dancers onstage at the 2023 Cama-i Dance Festival on March 26, 2023 in Bethel, Alaska.
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The Kassiglurmiut Dancers perform at the 2023 Cama-i Dance Festival on March 26, 2023 in Bethel, Alaska.
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The Kassiglurmiut Dancers perform at the 2023 Cama-i Dance Festival on March 26, 2023 in Bethel, Alaska.
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The audience lights up the room for Mike "The Harmonica Man" Stevens during his final performance at the 2023 Cama-i Dance Festival on March 26, 2023 in Bethel, Alaska.
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The Kassiglurmiut Dancers onstage at the 2023 Cama-i Dance Festival on March 26, 2023 in Bethel, Alaska.
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Those who partiipated in the Cama-i Qaspeq Class show off their finished projects onstage at the 2023 Cama-i Dance Festival on March 26, 2023 in Bethel, Alaska.
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Drummers with the Tikigaq Traditional Dancers of Point Hope onstage at the 2023 Cama-i Dance Festival on March 26, 2023 in Bethel, Alaska.
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The Qasgirmiut dancers close out the 2023 Cama-i Dance Festival on March 26, 2023 in Bethel, Alaska.
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The Qasgirmiut Dancers close out the 2023 Cama-i Dance Festival on March 26, 2023 in Bethel, Alaska.
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On Sunday, March 26, crowds gathered for the final day of the 2023 Cama-i Dance Festival. After three years, the return of a full-capacity event exemplified the spirit of Alaskan community.
Crowds gathered in the gymnasium of Bethel Regional High School on Friday, March 24, 2023 for the opening first full Cama-i Dance Festival in three years.
The celebration of the 2023 Cama-i Dance Festival continued all day on March 25, including performances from local schools and visiting groups. For the first time in four years, the audience experienced the Heart of the Drums.