IN PHOTOS: Fiddles, fashion, laughs and dance at the Arctic Development Expo
Circumpolar culture was on full display at the Arctic Development Expo. The annual gathering in Inuvik ran from June 12 to 14 this year, bringing delegates from across the North and beyond. Each evening attendees were treated to cultural showcases from Inuvik and across the circumpolar North. Also, comedy.
Circumpolar culture was on full display at the Arctic Development Expo. The annual gathering in Inuvik ran from June 12 to 14 this year, bringing delegates from across the North and beyond. Each evening attendees were treated to cultural showcases from Inuvik and across the circumpolar North. Also, comedy.
Polina Syadeyskaya and Myriam Labrecque attempt to figure out the game of “dice-charades” — which may very well have been invented last week. Eric Bowling/NNSL photoTetlit Gwich’in Dancers hit the dance floor at the Arctic Development Expo in Inuvik to entertain the crowd on June 13. Eric Bowling/NNSL photoVirtuosos Eric Blake on bass, Michael Francis on Violin and Nolan Kasook on guitar, keep the party going on June 13. Eric Bowling/NNSL photoCynthia Tetlichi and Connor Charlie pass under their partner’s arms. Eric Bowling/NNSL photoJ’lyn Vaneltsi smiles while Donavyn Koe focuses on his footwork. Eric Bowling/NNSL photoPayton McLeod and Darius Keevik dance in sidestep. Eric Bowling/NNSL photoCharlayna Charlie and Bryson Nerysoo smile as they dance for the crowd. Eric Bowling/NNSL photoDonavyn Koe escorts J’lyn Vaneltsi and Charlayna Charlie onto the dance floor. Eric Bowling/NNSL photoDancers do-si-do around the dance floor. Eric Bowling/NNSL photoSeanna McCarthy shows off a fur lined cover. Eric Bowling/NNSL photoAlana Bodin-Joe shows off an cover made with locally sourced fabric. Eric Bowling/NNSL photoSavanah Elias Beaulieu displays a parkie and brightly coloured mukluks. Eric Bowling/NNSL photoSymantha Adams smiles as she shows off a traditional cover. Eric Bowling/NNSL photoMonica Dalton Loreen is on fire in this sunburst parka. Eric Bowling/NNSL photoKyra McDonald wears a traditional cover with a hood. Eric Bowling/NNSL photoSeanna McCarthy dazzles with this red and black combination. Eric Bowling/NNSL photoDustin Smith wears a white cover. Eric Bowling/NNSL photoSymantha Adams and Dominique Firth Gruben match patterns. Eric Bowling/NNSL photoRena Rogers smiles as she shows off her Delta-braid inspired dress. Eric Bowling/NNSL photoMonica Dalton Loreen shows off her traditional mukluks while wearing a fringed dress. Eric Bowling/NNSL photoKyra McDonald shows off a red dress. Eric Bowling/NNSL photoBeverly Kingmiaqtaq is stoic in her leather dress and mukluks. Eric Bowling/NNSL photoSymantha Adams shows off a skirt with raven insignia. Eric Bowling/NNSL photoKyra McDonald holds a pose while showing off her dress and fur collar. Eric Bowling/NNSL photoDominique Firth Gruben showcases specially made earrings. Eric Bowling/NNSL photoSamantha McDonald showcases a beaded necklace. Eric Bowling/NNSL photoBeverly Kingmiaqtuq showcases a traditionally inspired haltertop and fur earrings. Eric Bowling/NNSL photoKaiden McDonald breaks hearts with this Delta twist on 50s fashion. Eric Bowling/NNSL photoSamantha McDonald passes by as the fringes on her dress flow in the breeze. Eric Bowling/NNSL photoSamantha Elias Beaulieu showcases a hat made from a goose. Eric Bowling/NNSL photoSymantha Adams struts some brightly coloured mukluks. Eric Bowling/NNSL photoTatiana Degai performs a traditional dance from her homeland of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatski, which sits just across the Bering Strait in Northeastern Russia. Eric Bowling/NNSL photoTatiana Degai, who originally hails from the region of Petropavlovsk- Kamchatski in Russia, shares a cultural dance during the evening of June 14. Eric Bowling/NNSL photoStanislav Ksenofontov demonstrates how to play a mouth harp, a traditional musical instrument of the Sakha Sire, a region of Siberia North of Mongolia, during the Arctic Development Expo in Inuvik, N.W.T on June 14. Eric Bowling/NNSL photoComedian Kelly Taylor in his first trip North opens the main bill of entertainment on June 14. Eric Bowling/NNSL photoComedian Dave Hemstad makes his return to Inuvik to tell tales of former mayor Peter Clarkson killing a moose with his stare. Eric Bowling/NNSL photo
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