This week all the excitement was centered around Potlatch. Potlatch is an Eskimo Dance, but it's more like a festival and each village has one each year. This is a time for food, dancing, giving gifts, and first dances.
Dancers wearing kuspuks (formal shirt), headbands, belts, necklaces, maklak boots, and dance fans.
Twin sisters get ready for their "first dance."
Before a person's "first dance" they traditionally hand out gifts. Gifts include: shovels, brooms, towels, soap, cups, plates, gloves, socks, soda and candy. The larger, nicer gifts go to the elders and the candy gets passed out to the kids.
We got candy, does that mean we are kids?
Dancers wearing kuspuks (formal shirt), headbands, belts, necklaces, maklak boots, and dance fans.
Twin sisters get ready for their "first dance."
Before a person's "first dance" they traditionally hand out gifts. Gifts include: shovels, brooms, towels, soap, cups, plates, gloves, socks, soda and candy. The larger, nicer gifts go to the elders and the candy gets passed out to the kids.
We got candy, does that mean we are kids?
Hey teachers!
The TC (Tribal Council) building was packed with almost every person from our village, and some from Emo and Nunam. Every time someone opened the door steam rolled out.
Video of a dance:
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It's the little things in life. Our family takes care of us!
Just playing with some babies.
This week was Jana's birthday. I decided to make her gift: sugar scrub.
The guys went on a morning moose hunt. ...none this week.
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