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MaryCait Dolan/KYUKAfter three packed days, the 2025 Cama’i Dance Festival is a wrap. On Sunday, March 30, the final beats of the festival rang out through the Bethel Regional High School gymnasium from the cauyat frame drums of the final performers — the Bethel-based dance group Qasqirmiut. -
Gabby Salgado/KYUKThe second day of the Cama’i dance festival buzzed with another full roster of dancing, workshops, and the annual Native foods dinner.
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This year’s theme of Ciuliamta Cauyait, or “Drums of Our Ancestors,” highlights the roots of traditional yuraq revival that remain on full display in Bethel’s premiere annual gathering. -
Daisy Carl reflects on cherished memories of her mom, her first home in Newtok, and finding the true meaning of a "Forever Home." -
Rayna Charles has witnessed constant construction since moving to Mertarvik from Newtok in 2019. In this story, she reflects on what it’s been like to grow up in a construction zone and shares updates on the ongoing projects shaping her community. -
“Newtok Ayaprun School, I miss that place to this day.” Jenna Flynn remembers family and fun at the now partially demolished school in Newtok. -
There have been several attempts to stop the erosion in Newtok over the years. Lola Andy learns about one of them. -
Fallyn Connelly reflects on the struggles of leaving her home village of Niugtaq and keeping her community’s traditions and culture alive in a new place, Mertarvik, 9 miles across the river. -
The Alaska Moravian Church has begun the process of removing the remnants of the historic orphanage and boarding school near Kwethluk. This week, a small group of church members set fire to the main structures on the site, a move they say was overdue. -
The wide-open sky and super-flat tundra expanses of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta might not immediately seem connected to elite skiing, but training on the Kuskokwim River led one Bethel man to a podium finish in a unique world championship event. -
Since teaching herself to bead as an adult, Kauk’aq Susan Jones has created countless collections of beaded earrings celebrating her connection to Yup’ik culture and the ways in which traditional practices bring communities together. -
This is KYUK General Manager Shane Iverson’s last week on the job. After 19 years with KYUK, he’s leaving the helm of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta’s public media organization to manage the City of Bethel’s newly rebuilt Parks and Recreation department.
