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Other notes: KOCO TV, Oklahoma City
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Major themes covered: dancers from the Yukon/Kuskokwim Delta villages perform
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Major themes covered: annual dancing event attracts performers and observers from throughout Alaska in the Spring - groups participating include the Bethel Traditional Dancers; Bethel High School Warriors Dancers; St. Mary’s Dancers; Tomodachi Daiko Taiko Drummers; Chevak Dancer
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Major themes covered: annual dancing event attracts performers and observers from throughout Alaska—groups participating include the Koshare Indian Dancers of Colorado; King Island Dancers of Nome; White Sail Dancers of Laverencia from Chutotka, Russia; Stebbins; Emmonak; Hooper Bay; and the Bethel Native dancers from Bethel, Alaska
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Major themes covered: annual dancing event attracts performers and observers from throughout Alaska—groups participating include the Koshare Indian Dancers of Colorado; King Island Dancers of Nome; White Sail Dancers of Laverencia from Chutotka, Russia; Stebbins; Emmonak; Hooper Bay; and the Bethel Native dancers from Bethel, Alaska
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Major themes covered: documents the first annual Young People’s Eskimo Dance Awareness Festival held in Chevak, Alaska—a festival to revitalize traditional Yup’ik dancing among young people.
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Dedication: "With Love and Respect, this Program is dedicated to the Elders of the Nine Villages."
The KYUK TV Productions Collection: A series of informative TV documentaries spotlighting varied aspects of life among the Yup’ik people of Southwestern Alaska. These films were produced by television station KYUK (Bethel Broadcasting) in Bethel, Alaska, which has kindly made them available to the American Indian Film Gallery.
Major themes covered: dancing, more scenes from Indian play
Native activities shown: Passion play blended with Schitsu'umsh legend.
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Chief Circling Raven, Chief Twisted Earth, Spotted Badger (Medicine Man), Dancing Sunlight (the chief's sick daughter) -- These are all historical/legendary figures. There is no known record of the names of those who played these parts. Father Pierre Jean De Smet is also played by an actor in this film, which shows the latter portion of the play (not featured in Films 1 & 2).
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