AFN vice president of external affairs Ben Mallott says it’s a way to celebrate culture, dance, song and the delegates attending the conference.
The latest digital headlines from Alaska's News Source.ANCHORAGE, Alaska -The Alaska Federation of Natives Convention first began holding Quayana night to help restore traditional Alaska Native dances and to ensure the art would be passed down to future generations.
This year, more than a dozen dance groups will be on center stage at the Denai’na Center to share their culture on Thursday and Friday night. The federation’s Vice-President of External Affairs Ben Mallott says it’s a way to celebrate culture, dance, song and the delegates attending the conference. It’s known as the culture night at AFN, designed to make Alaska Natives proud of who they are and the cultures that made them.
Martin Paul will be emceeing Quayana Alaska and singing at the event, which he says he’s been doing for more than a decade. Paul says the performances have been going on for so many years because it brings people together and is a “joyful time.”Most Read
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