![]() ![]() Mo Spooner of East High School prepare to don Sugpiaq regalia backstage prior to the third annual Indigenous Student Fashion Show at Romig Middle School. “I think it’s beautiful to practice these traditions for those who couldn’t.” “It’s about practicing all the traditions that generations before us weren’t allowed to do, and were silenced for,” he said. He wore what his grandmother described as a snow-falling parka - regalia worn by Alutiiq dancers during celebratory dances. ![]() “To me, it’s all about revitalizing culture,” said Mo Spooner, 16, who is Sugpiaq and a junior at East High School. Her family is spread out across the Aleutian chain and Bristol Bay. ![]() It’s just nice to be able to show what is special to me about how I grew up,” she said. “Growing up in the city, you don’t get a lot of opportunities like this. The Goldenview Middle School student said participating in the show felt like a way to celebrate her Unangax̂ and Aleut heritage. (Bill Roth / ADN)Īs students walked across a stage at Romig Middle School this week, they wore beaver mitts, seal gloves, beaded headdresses, mukluks and dance fans chosen as part of the Anchorage School District’s third annual Indigenous Fashion Show.Īvery Evanoff, 14, wore a blue qaspeq, fish-skin earrings and a beaded headdress - all gifted to her by her grandma. Updated: DecemPublished: December 9, 2023Īvery Evanoff of Goldenview Middle School models onstage during the third annual Indigenous Student Fashion Show at Romig Middle School on Thursday, Dec. ![]()
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