After a decade away, dancers from St. Mary's return to Cama-i
This year's Cama-i was the first full-scale festival since 2019.
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Cama-i honors Chevak Elder and culture bearer with Living Treasure Award
John Pingayak, a 74-year-old Elder from Chevak, sits down in the Bethel Regional High School music room, which has been temporarily converted into Cama-i Headquarters. It’s the end of the first night of Cama-i and he just finished performing alongside his Pingayak Dance Group. He was honored and received the Cama-i 2023 Living Treasure Award after singing, dancing, and drumming on stage in the Warrior Dome for over 20 minutes.
Katie Basile Katie Basile Cama I John Pingayak Bethel Regional High School Pingayak Dance Group Pingayak Dance
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Heavy Winter Snowfalls May Become More Common In Y-K Delta
Blizzards and deep snow have made travelling around Bethel more dangerous recently. Last week, Bethel Search and Rescue engaged in four searches for overdue travelers. One woman from Kasigluk was found dead just south of Bethel; the others made it home safely. BSAR President Mike Riley said that in all four instances, heavy snow was a factor. “With the recent searches we had, they didnt anticipate this much snow on the tundra, on the trails, and they burned all their gas up because of pl...
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