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Young Alaskans collaborate with Indigenous artists to produce music about culture, family and home

Producer Shoozri "Tyler" Ooshii listens back to a newly recorded song during the Music Production 101 class held at the Dena'ina Center in Anchorage on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024. (Matt Faubion/Alaska ...
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Keeping Alaska Native traditions alive through stories and songs | Hometown, Alaska

Ossie Kairaiuak (right) is a storyteller, artist, dancer and musician. He also performs as a member of Pamyua. (Courtesy of Pamyua) Ossie Kairaiuak is a Yup'ik storyteller, artist, dancer and musician ...
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How Old-Time Fiddle Music Took Root in Indigenous Alaska

The moment you step into the dance hall, the sound envelops you. A fiddle erupts; an electric guitar wails; a keyboard drives out steady chords. Under colorful paper decorations dangling from the ...
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Alaska’s Indigenous teens emulate ancestors’ Arctic survival skills at the Native Youth Olympics

ANCHORAGE, AlaskaANCHORAGE, Alaska — The athletes filling a huge gym in Anchorage were ready to compete, cheering and stomping and high-fiving each other as they lined up for the chance to claim the ...
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Head of Alaska’s largest Native organization says she’s leaving to make way for ‘new people and new ideas’

Julie Kitka, the longtime president of the state’s most prominent Alaska Native organization, is stepping down after 33 years. In an interview, Kitka said she wants to make room for new leadership and ...