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Off the road system, any big event requires a unique set of logistics. For the upcoming glorification of St. Olga in the Kuskokwim community of Kwethluk, such logistics include volunteer ferrymen and a lineup of cooks.
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BRHS Principal Alicia Miner thanked all of the more than 50 graduating seniors individually for their contributions in terms of academics, leadership, sports, creativity, compassion, and even comic relief.
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For many in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, the crisis of unsolved missing and murdered Indigenous people’s cases is personal. And on Monday, May 5, a group of 50 residents marched along Bethel’s main highway in honor of the national day of awareness for missing and murdered Indigenous people.
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Bethel’s museum of Yup’ik, Cup’ik, and Dene artifacts has reopened after being closed for years.
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Although most people outside of the Bethel region have never heard her name, Diane Carpenter’s contributions to Alaska — especially to the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta — were immense. The arrival of her collection back in Alaska was six years in the making and made possible by a dedicated team of friends and family in both Alaska and Mexico, and of course, by Diane herself.
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A film that focuses on the history of the Russian Orthodox faith in Alaska was screened in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta for the first time since it premiered two years ago. Sacred Alaska heavily features the Yup'ik communities of Kwethluk and Bethel.
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Each year, Elders, dancers, and Cama’i attendees line up on Saturday afternoon of the festival to load paper plates full of the bounty of food from the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.
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The Kuskokwim Ice Classic tripod is once again up on the river in front of Bethel. It’s part of an annual nonprofit fundraiser with a hefty grand prize that marks the arrival of spring with the breakup of the river. This year, it’s inspired by a three-legged dog.
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Locally known as “Q2,” the popular gas station and convenience mart offers up a dizzying array of nearly 50 dishes, and counting.
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Miss Cama’i represents the Yup’ik, Cup’ik, and Athabaskan people of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta at events and pageants throughout her reign. This year’s winner ran on a platform of existing gracefully between the Native and western worlds so Yup’ik and Cup’ik people can thrive.
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Over the years, the community has gained a reputation for serving up high-energy performances in their Cama’i appearances. The current leader of Chevak Tanqik said he remembers it always being this way.
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Step dance is an African-American dance form involving stomping and clapping, which shook the Cama’i Dance Festival stage in Bethel with its unique percussion. In a workshop, the Anchorage-based Synergy Step team found a way to involve festival goers in an Alaska-flavored routine.