Mary Peltola
136:03 - 136:32
"in the '80s and '90s and 2000s, Native people across our state, from Southeast all the way across Alaska, we started dancing again. We started bringing out our regalia again."
“in the '80s and '90s and 2000s, Native people across our state, from Southeast all the way across Alaska, we started dancing again. We started bringing out our regalia again.”
- Speaker
- Mary Peltola
- Timestamp
- 136:03 – 136:32
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Juneau
- Captured at
- June 3, 2026
From the transcript
And in the '80s and '90s and 2000s, Native people across our state, from Southeast all the way across Alaska, we started dancing again. We started bringing out our regalia again. There were a lot of the regalia that Yup'iks have now that is very common, that was not common when I was growing up. I want to thank all of the regalia makers here whose hands are sore right now. Thank you.
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