Music, Dance and Celebrations

Last changed on Fri, 07/30/2021 - 09:34
Community
Chugachmiut Heritage Preservation, Paluwik
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Document
Summary
Christmas song "Silver Bells" translated into Sugt'stun.
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Community
Chugachmiut Heritage Preservation, Nanwalek, Taatiillaaq
Category
Digital
Summary
This photo captures Johnny Lunn playing the guitar in a trailor that belonged to Vincent Kvasnikoff. Rhoda Moonin remembers Johnny Lunn as being an amazing guitar people who played for people in Nanwalek. He eventually married and moved to Tatitlek.
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Community
Chugachmiut Heritage Preservation
Category
Three-Dimensional Artifact/Object
Summary
Created by Kari Brookover using deer hooves, this rattle is modeled off of traditional puffin beak rattles in the Chugach region.
Community
Chugachmiut Heritage Preservation, Ingam-atya
Category
Digital
Summary
Diane Selanoff interviews Don Kompkoff about popular Sugt'stun songs and translations for various Sugt'stun words
ravenmask.jpg
Community
Chugachmiut Heritage Preservation
Category
Three-Dimensional Artifact/Object
Summary
Created by Kari Brookover as an example mask, this paper mask serves as a model for a classroom lesson/activity building raven masks. The raven is a powerful animal in Sugpiaq tradition with many stories associated with it.
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Community
Chugachmiut Heritage Preservation
Category
Three-Dimensional Artifact/Object
Summary
This spinning contraption is used to spin stars during Russian Christmas celebrations.
Community
Chugachmiut Heritage Preservation
Category
Digital
Summary
Maggie Totemoff sings a Russian Orthodox song in a Sugt'stun interview with Rhoda Moonin on June 30, 2010 where she talks about growing up in Old Chenega Bay.
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Community
Chugachmiut Heritage Preservation
Category
Digital
Summary
Photo of Nuuciq Spirit Camp attendees during dance class.
Community
Nanwalek, Chugachmiut Heritage Preservation
Category
Digital
Summary
Rhoda Moonin interviews Irene Tanape on August 25, 2010 about masking and dancing.