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  • The final performance of the Atka–Akutan culture camp featured four new songs composed during the two-week gathering
    Kanesia McGlashan-Price
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    KUCB
    Campers from across Unangam Tanangin, or the Aleutian Chain, came together earlier this summer for a two-week collaborative culture camp on Akutan Island. The camp brought together youth from Atka, Akutan and False Pass to learn Unangax̂ song, dance and other traditional craft.
  • Campers harvest rye grass at Wide Bay during the Tanang Awaa culture camp. From left: Barbara Shangin, June McGlashan, Shelby Shaishnikoff, Risa Causey, Dottie Tutiakoff and Chloe Bourdukofsky-Price.
    Kanesia McGlashan-Price
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    KUCB
    Tanang Awaa, which roughly translates to “work of my land” or “work of my country” in Unangam Tunuu, is a week-long culture camp for Alaska Native adults, hosted by the Qawalangin Tribe. This summer marked its second year.