This event is held every year January 14 in some of the Alaska village communities, and is known as, an Alaskan Native New Year celebration.
In this Alaska Native Russian Program, performers present the new year and twelve new months, an MP,an old year, and three old months (referred to as 3 old ladies). The old year and the old ladies do not want to go,and keep sneaking into the procession of the New Year, resulting in uproarious fun and comical performance.Many Alaska Native people live in communities influenced by Russian culture.
Join Paul Gray's Exploring Alaska TV Show on a journey in discovery of culture and history.
The indigenous inhabitants of the lower and outer Kenai Peninsula are the Suqpiaq.The Native language of the region is also called Alu'utiq, or Sugcestun.
The ancestry of current Nanwalek residents is a mixture of Alu'utiq (Pacific Eskimo), American Indian,
Aleut, Russian, Euro-American, and Asian ancestry. This is a result of intermarriages which occurred among the Natives and different cultural groups, primarily following Euro-American occupation of the area. Most of the Native residents trace their heritage to places along the Gulf of Alaska, including Nuchek, Tatitlek, and Chenega in Prince William Sound; Kodiak and Afognak Islands; Resurrection, Aialik, Yalik, Rocky, Windy, Chugach, and Koyuktolik Bays, and Port Chatham on the lower Kenai Peninsula coast, Port Graham, Seldovia, and other Cook Inlet communities.
AFN (Alaska Federation of Natives) Annual Convention The Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) is the largest statewide Native organization in Alaska.
Its membership includes 178 villages (both federally-recognized tribes and village corporations),13 regional Native corporations and 12 regional nonprofit and tribal consortiums. This year oneof the speakers was congressmen Don Young. For over 20 years, Alaska Natives have cometogether in dance to celebrate Quyana Alaska during AFNs Annual Convention.
AFN Elder of the Year
Clare Swan Kenaitze tribal elder won the 2010 AFN presidents elder of the year award. The Alaska
Federation of Natives (AFN) is the largest statewide Native organization in Alaska. Its membershipincludes 178 villages (both federally-recognized tribes and village corporations), 13 regional Nativecorporations and 12 regional nonprofit and tribal consortiums. Swan is currently the board chair ofCITC and the committee chairwoman of the Kenaitze Tribal Cultural Committee and is working withand mentoring youths. She's also part of the outer dialect Dena'ina language revitalizing effort.According to her estimates, less than 50 speakers remain worldwide.
Ke'tedihłchiłt Kenaitze Native Art Camp
Overnight Camp at Spirit Lake Students discover and explore traditional and contemporary modes of
Alaska Native Art. Alaska Native instructors help students build a comparative knowledge of indigenousand western art and develop their own personal artistic style in a series of visual arts and media, music,dance and digital arts projects.
Kodiak The past meets the present at the Alutiiq Museum, Kodiak's Alaska Native culture center where visitors explore 7,500years of Alutiiq heritage. See ancient artifacts, discover history, and learn how traditions continue.
Land of Bears and Silvers See where Alaska's famous brown bear takes center stage, sentinels on the doorstep of Lake ClarkNational Park and Preserve's four million acres. Enjoy the days of Silver fishing, bear viewing photography,kayaking and sightseeing which ends with the dancing flames of a campfire as the sun slowly slips behindthe mountains. Witness what makes the difference in the private holding of just a few acres between theKatmai and Lake Clark National Park and Preserves. And the landowners have been able to maintainthis for 20 years without bear attacks.
At Silver Salmon Creek Lodge the landscape, wildlife and outdoor opportunities combine to offer visitorsa true sense of Alaskan wilderness, with towering volcanic mountains forming an immediate backdropto the tidal marshes, streams and pristine salt-water bays which comprise the coastline. A premier vacation destination for fishing, bear viewing, and wildlife photography Silver Salmon CreekLodge is in its 24th year under the same management. Recently we have also added a guided sea kayaking program and gourmet cuisine for our full service guests.
Glacier Bay
Cruise along with us in a small day boat to Glacier Bay, the worlds largest protected marine sanctuary, located just outside of Gustavus, Alaska, 60 miles west of Juneau. This 3.3-million Glacier Bay National Park is home to mammoth blue glaciers, and the Tlingit People from Hoonah Alaska.
Tamamta Katurlluta
The Sugpiak Alutiig phrase (pronounced da-mom-adaka-DOO-SLUU-daa) means "Gathering of Native Tradition," and was initiated by Nanwalek Sugpiaq Elder Nick Tanape. To celebrate Kachemak Bay's Alutiiq cultures. The gathering is held every even year, in Homer Alaska. Potlucks, competitions, dance, drumming, and cultural celebration have always been the core activities, typical of traditional indigenous cultural gatherings around the world and throughout history, Here known as Tamamta Katurlluta "Gathering of nativev Tradition".
Exploring Alaska - Valdez
Join Paul Gray and Exploring Alaska on a journey of discovery of wildlife, geographic beauty, history and culture.
Youth Restoration Corps
Join Paul Gray and Exploring Alaska with the Youth Restoration Corps on the 2006 Resurrection Creek Restoration Project.
Bonnie Nichols - "Grace"
race, is dedicated to my late friend Dr. Timothy Powers, who after relapsing from lymphoma for the third time, told me that the most meaningful word in the English language for him was the word Grace. After his death, I decided to explore what Grace looks like in our everyday lives and found real life examples that signified something extraordinary is going on, if we just stop and look around us." - Bonnie Nichols
This is a music video of the song "Grace" by Bonnie Nichols. Produced by Exploring Alaska TV Show, edited by Jillian Nelson. The video was filmed in Unalaska, joining Bonnie in concert were Shannon TumSuden, Vickie Tinker and Mike Morgan.
The soundtrack is from Bonnie Nichols Cd "I've Got Something to Say", Track no. 5 "Grace". Bonnie Nichols Music (ASCAP) www.BonnieNichols.com Produced by: Jim Kimball and Bonnie Nichols. Used With Permission. Copyright 2006 Open Session Records. All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws.
Hospital Healing
Jason and Celeste Chavarria sings Hospital Healing nearly one year after the tragedy at Central Peninsula Hospital, about 100 hospital employees, community members and victims' family members were present.
Le Barn Appetit
" The crepes are beyond delicious, and the owner and his family are wonderful people, very welcoming and fascinating to talk with. Don't be in a hurry, take a vacation from your vacation and just enjoy being there. " (online review quote)
Janet and Yvon started Le Barn Appetit in 1987, and they've been serving satisfied customers every summer since. Yvon, the chef, originally from Belgium, came to Alaska in 1966.
XTRATUF at Sweeneys
XTRATUF® neoprene boots are made in the U.S.A. and provide all-day comfort. These boots are triple-dipped and the rubber is softer, lighter, and far more pliable than ordinary rubber, making neoprene boots more comfortable and flexible than other waterproof boots.
Only XTRATUF® neoprene pacs offer a total protection shield of seamless, watertight protection for the most severe fishing, farm, and work conditions.
Sweeney's Commercial
Sweeney's Carhartt Commercial
Christmas at Sweeneys
Christmas Eve at Sweeneys
Jay Ramras Fairbanks Proprietor
Pikes Landing on the Chena River, is a historic spot in Fairbanks. It is named for Lloyd Pike, who homesteaded the area under the U.S. Homestead Act shortly after World War II. The hotel is minutes from the Fairbanks Alaska airport, and next door to famous Pike's Landing restaurant. On the roof of the Copper Lodge, are solar panels which produce 21,000 kilowatts of power.
HYDZ gear
Join Paul Gray's Exploring Alaska TV Show on a journey in discovery of culture and history. Alaskan Native Ricko DeWilde's apparel company HYDZ uses designs incorporating feathers representing the beauty of his culture. For strength he displays the strongest, most respected animals of his land, and also the tools and weapons of his ancestors. Ricko is an Athabascan Indian. He was raised up a traditional Native lifestyle 100 miles up the river outside the small village of Huslia, Alaska. For more information visit http://hydzgear.com/About_Us.html
Amber Glenzel at WEIO
Amber Glenzel, a coach and participant, and her daughter Christina compete for the gold in the Eskimo stick pull at the World Eskimo Indian Olympics (WEIO). The ancient native games that are played by these athletes display the preparedness one needed for survival. They require skill as well as strength, agility, and endurance.
Tobacco Is Not Our Tradition
obacco Is Not Our Tradition is about how Tobacco was brought to us by the russians and the sailors, and how things have changed because of this.
Alaska Tobacco Quit Line (888) 842-7848 Peninsula Smok Free PartnerShip Alaska Department of Health Dena'ina Health Center
