The Real Eskimo Dance

Nunamiut Eskimo folk dance group from Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska, performing during 2009 University of Alaska Fairbanks Native Arts Festival. Notice how the grandma dance is different from the male dance. The male stomps one of his feet on the ground when dancing, while the grandma stays with her feet together in one place. that was characteristic of all their dances. Notice also that their only instrument is a simple drum made of wood and cloth. Their dances and songs seemed to tell a story, but unfortunately that wasn't explained to us. Anaktuvuk Pass is a small village in the Brooks range, one of the coldest places in Alaska. An isolated community, only 282 people live there, and the village is only accessible by airplane, snow machines (snow mobiles) and sled dog teams during the winter and ATVs during the summer. The Nunamiut Eskimos that live in Anaktuvuk are inland Inupiat, and hunt caribou and moose, as opposed to other Eskimo tribes that live near the coast and hunt whales, seals and polar bears.

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Entertainment

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• Eskimo
• Inupiat
• Nunamiut
• Anaktuvuk
• Pass
• Alaska
• Folk
• Dance
• Fairbanks
• Native
• Arts
• Festival

[luizpigeon]

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[JettDucket]

DUDE!!! I want one of those Mukluks !

[zmitregnistegra]

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