Southcentral Foundation plans Culture Connects event in Wasilla

Traditional foods, cultural activities, and health outreach for children are scheduled to fill the afternoon of Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, at Southcentral Foundation's Benteh Nuutah Primary Care Center in Wasilla. Southcentral Foundation, with Knik Tribal Council and Chickaloon Village Traditional Council, has planned the gathering, called Culture Connects, to begin at 4 p.m. at the center at 1001 S. Knik-Goose Bay Road.

The event listing bills the afternoon as fun for the whole family and describes it as a celebration of Alaska Native traditions, wellness, and community. Planned features include traditional foods, cultural activities, and outreach for children, with appearances by Molly of Denali and Tilly the Tooth Fairy. Attendees are encouraged to wear regalia.

The Wasilla center offers primary medical, dental, behavioral health, optometry, health education, wellness, and traditional medicine services. USDA, in a blog post on the facility's grand opening, said the center means Alaska Natives along the Parks and Glenn highways "will no longer have to make long 100 mile, round-trip drives to Anchorage to receive routine medical care."

This account draws on Southcentral Foundation's own event listing; it includes no confirmation the event took place, attendance figures, or participant accounts.