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.

Bethel’s museum of Yup’ik, Cup’ik, and Dene artifacts has reopened after being closed for years.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Locally known as “Q2,” the popular gas station and convenience mart offers up a dizzying array of nearly 50 dishes, and counting.

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.

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.

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.