Earthsongs presents a one-hour special radio documentary with Host/Producer Alexis Sallee who grew up in Anchorage, Alaska of Iñupiat descent, about the resurgence of Iñupiaq drum and dance traditions in Alaska framed with narration, interviews, and live dance performances.
Alaska Native music and dance traditions are unique expressions of culture and spirituality. Each village has its own unique style of dance and music, reflective of a place in its geographic environment and history. In the 1960s and 70s, the Iñupiat were among the many Native communities who joined together to stand up against the repression of culture and threat on Native lands by the state. A resurgence began and led to a cultural renaissance for many Alaska Native tribes, alongside the civil rights movement and the influential 1971 Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, which created several Native regional economic development corporations.
FEATURING MUSIC BY:
- King Island Dancers
- Tikiġaq Traditional Dancers
- Alaska Native Heritage Dancers
- Kingikmiut Dance Group
- Shishmaref Eskimo Dance Group
- Fresh Water
Broadcast: Tuesday, October 18 at 2:00p.m., 2016 on KSAK-Anchorage.
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