Yup\'ik videos

The Toksook Bay Islander dance group practices in the school lobby.

Singing 'Stand By Me' in yup'ik

_.-~Long Nails~-._ This is a traditional Yupik story which I recommend it for children. But I also recommend it to adults who are either curious, love or any whatever reason which can draw their interest nearer to the northern culture. No forms of discrimination is here, ev'ryone is welcome. ;) "Story telling is an important part of learning in Yup'ik culture. At left is a traditional Yup'ik story translated into English by our sixth graders. They wrote this as part of an exchange program ...

sung by pamyua on mother's day at the alaska native heritage center in anchorage, ak tribalfunk.wordpress.com

Congregation singing first verse of closing song.

Our annual community Halloween festival features Eskimo dancing. Here the high school dancers perform a Yup'ik dance in costume.

This is Fredis singing to us in Yup'ik. We met her at the nursing home and we all felt a little better after having done so.

Robby and Larissa Singing at the 5th Annual Quinhagak Youth Singspiration 2009

Every Friday our junior/senior high students have an hour to learn how to mend nets, native dance, create ice augers, carve caribou bone, etc.

Akiuk Memorial School students participate in a traditional dance wearing untraditional Halloween costumes.

Escape from the village

The facial expressions of this young dancer are priceless. He pretends to be an animal grazing on the tundra. He hears something to send him scurrying away. (1st annual Eskimo Dance Jam)

Fishing trip part 2

In April 2008, Brian Brunius, Jeanne Katz, and Deepa Awal attended the Gathering of Nations in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Among many other events was the spectacular Miss Indian World competition. Here are selected clips of the competition and the winner, Nicole Alek'aq Colbert, representing the Yup'ik Eskimo of Napakiak, Alaska. ... Gathering of Nations Albuquerque New Mexico Native American Indian Brian Brunius Jeanne Katz Deepa Awal Miss World Nicole Alek'aq Colbert Yup'ik Eskimo Napakiak ...

A winter storm

Fishing trip

Paula Ayunerak, an Alakanuk elder, shows how the process of catching, cleaning and putting up salmon can be used to teach the People Awakening Protective Factors in a Yup'ik way at fish camp with her daughter and granddaughter. To learn more about the People Awakening project, visit canhr.uaf.edu ... UAF University Alaska Fairbanks CANHR People Awakening Protective Factors salmon Yup'ik

This is a group of Yup'ik, Native Alaskans who regularly entertain at the AK Cultural Heritage Center. They were fun to watch. ... adventure culture alaska yup'ik anchorage dancing

Scammon Bay's Confused Moose Production presents: a story about children from Scammon Bay/ Alaska who were attacked by a fire hand, a sea monster, that lives in the Bering Sea. Two orphans survived. This story is based on an old Yup'ik canemcit- a story that is based on true happenings. The clip was produced by Scammon Bay's Teen Filmmaking workshop. ... Alaska "Scammon Bay" "Yup'ik Story" Storytelling "Sea monster" "fire hand" Bering Sea

Stephen Blanchett, a member of the Yup'ik (Inuit) group Pamyua recently came "home" to Kasigluk to spend a week with our students. (He is from the nearby village of Nunapitchuk.) Pamyua is an indigenous Alaskan Native band that fuses Arctic Inuit traditions with world rhythms. Here he helps our dance team practice for the Cama'i Festival. Notice what happens 12 seconds into the video! ... Pamyua Kasigluk Akiuk Nunapitchuk Eskimo Yup'ik Yupik dance

During morning recess I decided to play some music to pump the kids up a bit. This inspired an impromptu performance by a kindergarten student. His "fusion" of Yup'ik Eskimo and "western" dance moves was a delight to watch! ... dance Yup'ik kindergarten Kasigluk Akiuk

Primary students dancing in a style adapted from Yup'ik Eskimo dancing. Interesting interpretation. ... Akiuk Kasigluk Yup'ik Dance modern

Steven Blanchett (Pamyua) returns "home" to Kasigluk to celebrate Yup'ik (Eskimo) culture in Akiuk's second "dance jam" of 2008. He harmonizes with Gary Beaver in this dance. ... Yup'ik Yupik Eskimo dance Pamyua Akiuk Akula Alaska

The fourth video of a series chronicling the 2009 Anchorage, Alaska True Diversity Dinner. This video features Masingka on stage, a local Yup'ik dance troupe. To learn more about the True Diversity Dinner, visit truediversity.wordpress.com For more images and media from this and other Anchorage events, visit floridana.typepad.com ... Masingka "Yup'ik dance troupe" "True Diversity Dinner" Anchorage Alaska

Yup'ik dancing - yuraq