At the apex of dance stands -- en pointe -- "Swan Lake." "Nutcracker" may have more familiar music and "Don Quixote" the more spectacular leaps. But when most people think of ballet, lithe (and ...

Object Details Author Alaska Geographic Society Contents The Yupík people of southwestern Alaska: continuity and change -- Yupík dancing is like Akutaq: a rich mixture -- Sivuqaq, home of the ...

Alaska's rich load of occupational folklife -- Adaptation and innovation in Tlingit and Haida salmon fisheries -- Smoking and curing fish in Alaska, Norwegian style -- Grandmotherly knowledge, ...