Performers, artists, families, and fans came together in Bethel for the 2019 Cama-i Festival over the weekend of March 29-31.
Slideshow: 2019 Cama-i Festival
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Peter Atchak lights the Cama-i Flame with a young boy, who represented the youth present at the 2019 Cama-i Dance Festival on March 29, 2019 in Bethel, Alaska.
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Peter Atchak lights the Cama-i Flame with ONC Traditional Chief Lumaq Louie Andrew, who represented the Elders present at the 2019 Cama-i Dance Festival on March 29, 2019 in Bethel, Alaska.
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Traditional Chief Lumaq Louie Andrew addresses the crowd at the opening ceremonies for the 2019 Cama-i Dance Festival on March 29, 2019 in Bethel, Alaska.
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Bethel Traditional Dancers from Bethel Regional High School perform during the 2019 Cama-i Dance Festival on March 29, 2019 in Bethel, Alaska.
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Bethel Traditional Dancers from Bethel Regional High School perform during the 2019 Cama-i Dance Festival on March 29, 2019 in Bethel, Alaska.
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Ayaprun Elitnaurvik kindergarteners prepare for their dance at the 2019 Cama-i Dance Festival on March 30, 2019 in Bethel, Alaska.
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Ayaprun Elitnaurvik kindergarteners prepare for their dance at the 2019 Cama-i Dance Festival on March 30, 2019 in Bethel, Alaska.
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Ayaprun Elitnaurvik kindergarteners dance at the 2019 Cama-i Dance Festival on March 30, 2019 in Bethel, Alaska.
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Sampson Brothers and Family perform at the 2019 Cama-i Dance Festival on March 30, 2019 in Bethel, Alaska.
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Young audience members watch the Sampson Brothers and Family hoop dancers with fascination at the 2019 Cama-i Dance Festival on March 30, 2019 in Bethel, Alaska.
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Ayaprun Elitnaurvik students perform at the 2019 Cama-i Dance Festival on March 30, 2019 in Bethel, Alaska.
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Dancers wait behind the stage on Friday, March 29, 2019 during the Cama-i dance festival in Bethel, Alaska.
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Julie Lewis of Chefornak dances and is honored during the Cama-i dance festival in Bethel, Alaska. The festival was dedicated to her late husband, Walter Lewis.
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Children watch the Mt. St. Elias Dancers from Yakutat on Friday, March 29, 2019 during the Cama-i dance festival in Bethel, Alaska.
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Kai Monture of Yakutat shows off regalia from his Tlingit clan, K'ineix Kwáan, on Friday, March 29, 2019 during the Cama-i dance festival in Bethel, Alaska."
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One of the younger members of the Mt. St. Elias Dancers, a Tlingit group from of Yakutat, watches the crowd on Friday, March 29, 2019 during the Cama-i dance festival in Bethel, Alaska.
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The crowd watches dancers during the Cama-i dance festival on Saturday, March 30, 2019 in Bethel, Alaska.
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Lyric McIntyre, 5, prepares for her first dance during the Cama-i dance festival in Bethel, Alaska.
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Dancers from a Yup'ik immersion school in Bethel, Ayaprun Elitnaurvik, get ready to dance on Saturday, March 30, 2019 during the Cama-i dance festival in Bethel, Alaska.
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A crowd watches as the Seneca and Muscogee Sampson Brothers and Family Hoop Dancers perform during the Cama-i dance festival in Bethel, Alaska.
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Aiden Akelkok of Bethel, 4, runs towards the entrance of the Cama-i dance festival on Saturday, March 30, 2019 in Bethel, Alaska.
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Members of the audience dance during the Heart of the Drums at the Cama-i dance festival in Bethel, Alaska.
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Riannon Arnapagaq Watson and Lorraine Cakataar Tom wait to find out who will be crowned Miss Cama-i on Saturday, March 30, 2019 during the Cama-i dance festival in Bethel, Alaska.
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Justina Unin of Scammon Bay waits to dance during the Cama-i dance festival in Bethel, Alaska.
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Emily Evan of Kalskag, 12, waits for her turn to dance on Saturday, March 30, 2019 during the Cama-i dance festival in Bethel, Alaska.
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Abel Lamont of Tuluksak, 15, carries his dance fans off of the stage on Saturday, March 30, 2019 during the Cama-i dance festival in Bethel, Alaska.
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Byron Nicholai performs for a large audience during the Cama-i dance festival on Friday, March 29, 2019 in Bethel, Alaska.
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Lumhe Micco dances during the Cama-i dance festival on Saturday March 30, 2019 in Bethel, Alaska.
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Fans in the audience watch the Yup’ik Rainbow Dancers on stage at the 2019 Cama-i Dance Festival on March 30, 2019.";
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Nita Rearden and Abby Augustine join the Yup’ik Rainbow Dancers on stage at the 2019 Cama-i Dance Festival on March 30, 2019.";
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Members of the Naneng family watch the Yup’ik Rainbow Dancers on stage at the 2019 Cama-i Dance Festival on March 30, 2019.";
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Byron Nicholai performs at the 2019 Cama-i Dance Festival on March 30, 2019.
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John Wallace and his granddaughter, Kiah, watch performers at the 2019 Cama-i Dance Festival on March 30, 2019.
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Jessica Frank dances with the Gladys Jung Cranes at the 2019 Cama-i Festival in Bethel on March 30, 2019.
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Little Girl Naneng and Sephora Lestenkoff dance together on stage during the Gladys Jung Cranes' performance on March 30, 2019 at the Cama-i Festival. Naneng and Jones coach the Cranes' dance group.
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