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Aug 23 2018
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Dr. Rick Knecht digs July 24, 2018, at the Nunalleq site. (Photo by Katie Basile/KYUK)

Quinhagak’s Nunalleq dig site starts a new chapter in community-based archaeology

By | Alaska Native Arts & Culture, Arts & Culture, History, Southwest

Quinhagak took a big step to redraft its cultural narrative this month with the opening of the largest museum collection of Yup’ik artifacts in the world, located off the of the Bering Sea coast. The village has been regaining pre-contact cultural knowledge, leading to a deeper understanding of its Yup’ik heritage.

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Aug 16 2018
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Pauline Beebe was among the first to enter the Nunalleq Culture and Archaeology Center on Saturday, August 11, 2018, in Quinhagak. (Photo by Katie Basile/KYUK)

Nunalleq Culture And Archaeology Center opens in Quinhagak

By | Alaska Native Arts & Culture, Alaska Native Government & Policy, Arts & Culture, History, Southwest

Quinhagak’s new museum is home to 60,000 artifacts, the largest collection of pre-contact Yup’ik artifacts in the world. The opening was the culmination of nine years of back-breaking work, and the result of a unique partnership between Quinhagak’s village corporation and archaeologists.

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Aug 03 2018
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At the dig site, doctoral student Jonathan Lim takes a short break. Lim, who is from Malaysia, is one of many archaeologists from around the world who worked in Nunalleq this summer. (Photo by Teresa Cotsirilos/KYUK)

Largest shipment of Yup’ik artifacts in the world arrives in Quinhagak

By | Alaska Native Arts & Culture, Arts & Culture, Community, History, Southwest

The world’s largest collection of Yup’ik artifacts finally has arrived home in Quinhagak on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta coast. After shipping delays in Europe, the Nunalleq artifacts have returned in time for the community’s museum opening.

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Jul 25 2018
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Klukwan Community Library carries out initiative to preserve stories of tribal members

By | Alaska Native Arts & Culture, Arts & Culture, Family, History, Southeast

A Klukwan Community Library initiative hopes to preserve the stories of tribal members. Chilkat Stories: Our Village, Our Lives aims to capture the experiences of Klukwan residents of all ages by creating audio recordings of their stories.

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Jul 25 2018
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Kake, in central Southeast Alaska, lost three jobs when Sealaska subsidiary Managed Business Solutions closed its satellite office last month. (Courtesy Alaska Community Database)

Kake tribal government seeks return of items from remote grave site

By | Alaska Native Arts & Culture, Alaska Native Government & Policy, Arts & Culture, Federal Government, History, Juneau, Southeast, Spirit

The Organized Village of Kake seeks to bring back a mummified infant and other items taken in 1961 from a cave on Entrance Island near Hobart Bay, about 70 miles south of Juneau.

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