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Tribes can exert jurisdiction over allotments granted to individual Natives, the department’s head attorney said on Feb. 1.
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After decades, the sharing of culture through traditional foods continues to be a staple of the festival.
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With high hopes, both the Kipnuk Falcons and Napaskiak Lady Hawks were ultimately not able to soar to victory.
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Yup’ik dance and drumming all but died out at the turn of the 20th century, as Christian missionaries sought to suppress what they saw as the pagan tradition of dance. Each year, Cama-i celebrates the culture-bearers who have helped bring yuraq back and keep the practice strong.
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The Kuskokwim 300 Race Committee racing season wrapped up this weekend with the Campout Race. Kwethluk’s Raymond Alexie finished on top once again.
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The 2024 Cama-i Dance Festival wrapped up on Sunday (March 17) with another nine hours of dancing, drumming and a colorful qaspeq parade.
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The longest day of the 2024 Cama-i Dance Festival was packed with performances, festival traditions, and hundreds of servings of salmon and moose.
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The 2024 Cama-i Dance Festival kicked off in Bethel on Friday (March 15), as hundreds of spectators and dancers converged on Bethel Regional High School for a weekend of celebration and community.
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House and Senate leaders said lawmakers were prepared to call a joint session on March 18 to consider overriding the veto.
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The Cama-i Dance Festival returns to Bethel March 15-17 with three days of song, dance, and community. Here’s what to know.
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Paige Drobny’s team arrived in Nome in fifth place early on March 13, followed by Mille Porsild in seventh, Amanda Otto in eighth, and Jessie Royer in 10th.
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An Oscarville man has been charged with two counts of felony assault and several misdemeanors after Alaska State Troopers said he shot a woman in his home on March 13.
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While the conditions at the finish line in Nome were calm and clear on March 13, the scene just hours earlier was utterly different.
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The tundra village of Kasigluk has a Yup’ik dance group that’s renowned in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta for its boisterous, moving performances. Dancers are gearing up for another weekend of yuraq at this year’s Cama-i Dance Festival.
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The bill comes amid a wider debate over how Alaska’s waters are protected that is far from being resolved.
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