The 2026 Cama’i Dance Festival came to a close with a final pamyua — an encore song from the Inuit-soul group aptly named for such a moment.

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.

The bill would ban AI-generated child sexual abuse material and, for adults, AI deepfakes and revenge porn. It also includes sharp limits on minors' use of social media.

The Mat-Su Sentinel's Amy Bushatz says, similar to other districts, Mat-Su schools have suffered from stagnant state funding and declining enrollment, but unlike other parts of the state, the Mat-Su Borough's population isn't shrinking.

The recommendations are not binding but offer the legislature a guide to what laws Alaska would need to offer care if medicines become legal federally.

Crews are clearing the massive Doyon 26 drilling rig from the North Slope. Concern remains for the spilled diesel and hydraulic fluid. The rig toppled last month.