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John Active Honored For His Service On US Senate Floor

By Teresa Cotsirilos • Apr 13, 2018
Yup'ik elder and storyteller John Active was honored on the U.S. Senate floor on April 12, 2018.
Katie Basile/KYUK

Alaska U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan honored the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta’s very own John Active on the Senate floor Thursday afternoon.

John Active Retires From KYUK

By Christine Trudeau • Apr 6, 2018
A vital voice of KYUK's programming, John Active has retired from KYUK.
Katie Basile / KYUK

  

John Active, the legendary Yup’ik storyteller and host of Ketvarrluku and Talkline, has retired from KYUK.  

 

 


Fur Parka Fashion Show At Cama-i

By Christine Trudeau • Mar 21, 2018
Alice Carol in a parka handmade by her aunt, Saima Chase.
Amara Freeman / KYUK

It’s the second year in a row that the Cama-i Dance Festival has brought back the Fur Parka Fashion Show, which was not held since the early 2000s.

 

 


 

BRHS Westling Team Wows At Cama-i Dance Festival

By Teresa Cotsirilos • Mar 20, 2018
The Piniiq Dancers, a troupe founded by BRHS' wrestling team, performed at the Cama-i Dance Festival for the first time on March 17, 2018.
Aleina Tanabe/KYUK

Students from throughout the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta danced at the Cama-i Dance Festival last weekend, including Bethel Regional High School’s very own wrestling team. They call themselves the Piniiq Dancers, and performing at Cama-i was one of their longtime goals.


Kasigluk Yuraq Tradition Dances Through The Generations

By • Mar 19, 2018
Performing at the Cama-i Dance Festival 2018, the younger generation of Kasigluk dancers continue the village’s yuarq tradition. Picture taken March 16, 2018 at the 2018 Cama-i Dance Festival on March 16, 2018 in Bethel, Alaska.
Amara Freeman / KYUK

The 2018 Cama-i Dance Festival was dedicated to six elders from the tundra village of Kasigluk. The elders revived Yup’ik dance in the village and serve as the foundation of the community’s dance tradition today. The community is working to never need a revival again.


Photos: Cama-i 2018

By Aleina Tanabe • Mar 19, 2018
Aleina Tanabe / KYUK

Didn't get a chance to see all of the wonderful performances during Cama-i 2018? Performers from near and far dazzled audiences all weekend long! Here are some photos showcasing the event. 

Check out photos taken by LKSD Multimedia Journalism students Roselyn Evan and Amara Freeman: https://flic.kr/s/aHsmgb6hJA

First Alaskans Institute Helps Revive Yup’ik Traditional Qasgiq Teachings At Cama-i

By Christine Trudeau • Mar 16, 2018
Starting at 6 p.m. on Friday, March 16 at Bethel Regional High School in classrooms C-22 and C-23, a men's and women's house qasgiq will be hosted by First Alaskans Institute, with Torin Jacobs [left] hosting the men's house and Andrea Sand
Christine Trudeau / KYUK

 

For the first time ever, this year's Cama-i Dance Festival will have traditional Yup'ik talking and healing circles for men and women on opening day. KYUK’s Christine Trudeau reports that the space will be ready tonight at Bethel Regional High School at 6 p.m.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Cama-i 2018 Honors Its Roots

By • Mar 7, 2018
The Toksook Bay dance group performs at the 2016 Cama-i Festival in Bethel.
Dean Swope / KYUK

In the 1980s, a gathering of a few traditional village dance groups in Bethel started what may now be the world's largest gathering of Alaska Native dancers: the Cama-i Dance Festival. The elders that kept the drums pounding through the generations remain the roots of this tradition, and in less than two weeks the drums will beat again. KYUK sat down with two of the Cama-i organizers to discuss how this year’s festival honors its foundation.


Meet The Y-K Delta's 2018 Mrs. Alaska Contestant

By Teresa Cotsirilos • Mar 5, 2018
Alissa Nadine Rogers will represent the Y-K Delta in this year's Mrs. Alaska pageant.
Teresa Cotsirilos/KYUK

Yukon-Kuksokwim Delta residents should keep an eye on the Mrs. Alaska United States pageant this year. In April, Bethel’s very own Alissa Nadine Rogers will represent her community and compete against women throughout the state. She hopes to use the pageant to advocate for a new resource management center in Bethel, where people from the region can come together to reconcile longstanding conflicts over wealth, land and resources.

Bethel Gives NEA Chairman A Whirlwind Tour of Yup'ik Art

By Teresa Cotsirilos • Feb 27, 2018
Museum curator Ben Charles, NEA Chairman Jane Chu, and Alaska State Council on the Arts Chair Benjamin Brown tour the Bethel Cultural Center's museum.
Teresa Cotsirilos/KYUK

Federal and state officials made a whirlwind tour of Yukon-Kuskokwim culture last weekend. National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Jane Chu landed in Bethel on Saturday and spent the day trudging through the snow, looking at Yup'ik art.


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