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Alaska, Alaska Federation of Natives, Alaska Natives, Chevak, Dance, Native Americans, Performance, Video, Yupik
I thought I’d post this old video of the Chevak Dancers from the Alaska Federation of Natives 2010. It’s really short. I took this on my old Blackberry from too far back in the audience, so the quality is terrible, but the dance itself is really cool. I’ve been hoping to see these guys again, so I can get a better version of this dance, but perhaps this is the best I’ll get.
Bet you can’t tell what it’s about!
🙂
northierthanthou 
No, I can’t tell what it’s about. Please enlighten us.
It’s a duck hunt (in a boat). (Shhh…. don’t tell the others.)
(Edited to add: It appears that I was wrong about the object of the hunt. See below.)
So I had to go watch it again. I see the rowing part, perhaps also the shooting at the ducks part. Much** more interesting now I know what it is about.
It appears that I was wrong about the object of the hunt. (See below)
Umm, I can’t see any video. It’s not April 1, is it?
That’s odd. There is definitely a video.
It’s there now. How strange that little disappearance was!
I was apart of this group and dancing in the orange/black Qaspeq. It’s about seal hunting, not ducks
Oh man! Thank you for the correction.
Are y’all still performing?