Hatched in a storm: Yupik Eskimos celebrate youths and dance through the depths of winter
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Dancing and celebration of children's achievements are depicted in a Yupik Eskimo village called Toksook Bay in Alaska in the bitterly freezing month of February. Visitors from different villages are said to congregate, try to outperform each other in dancing and distribute gifts, thus enjoying the month of heavy snow.
Publication Name: Alaska
Subject: Travel, recreation and leisure
ISSN: 0002-4562
Year: 2005
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A cup of Joe
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A rendezvous with Joe Redington Sr., the founder of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race and the 'father of the Iditarod' is discussed. He shares his reminiscences of his journey at the Shell Lake bonfire during the race of 1997.
Publication Name: Alaska
Subject: Travel, recreation and leisure
ISSN: 0002-4562
Year: 2005
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