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The nature of tradition -- "Eskimos" and "Aleuts" -- Alaska Indians -- Genres, boundaries, and ways of making -- Assembling collections, making exhibitions -- The importance of place -- Tradition as ...

Hundreds of people gathered at the Big Dipper Ice Area in Fairbanks to view the 62nd World Eskimo-Indian Olympics opening ceremony Wednesday evening. “What makes WEIO special is the camaraderie of the ...

Among the losses suffered by Western Alaska victims of ex-Typhoon Halong — destroyed four-wheelers, houses and lives — the destruction of the traditional foods they’d gathered for the winter is among ...

The World Eskimo Indian Olympics highlights traditional games that simulate challenges faced in traditional Alaska Native life and other indigenous cultures. The 2025 games are set for July 16-19 at ...

Wednestoday celebrated the House passage of the Alaska’s Right to Ivory Sales and Tradition (ARTIST) Act, his legislation to protect the legal rights of Alaska Native artists who use walrus ivory in ...

I know the more perspicacious among you are wondering what a teeny, tiny baby girl and her young parents have to do with someone named Molly Hootch. Hang on. As you no doubt recall with great clarity, ...

Aaron Leggett, the president of Native Village of Eklutna, discusses misconceptions and the history of the word "Eskimo" during ANTIQUES ROADSHOW'S 2023 stop in Anchorage, Alaska. Antiques Roadshow is ...

Economic growth and development strategies for rural Alaska / Bradford H. Tuck and Lee Huskey -- Subsistence as an economic system in Alaska / Thomas D. Lonner -- Contradictions in Alaskan native ...

Alaska's World Eskimo-Indian Olympics moved to Anchorage last week, after 45 years in Fairbanks. The games include events such as the Alaskan high... Eskimo-Indian Olympics Capture Native Traditions ...