{"id":4964,"date":"2026-03-23T22:23:55","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T22:23:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aleut-international.org\/?post_type=projects&#038;p=4964"},"modified":"2026-07-30T18:45:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T18:45:25","slug":"qagan-tayagungin-tribes-25th-annual-culture-camp-knowledge-sharing-outreach-and-cultural-land-stewardship","status":"publish","type":"projects","link":"https:\/\/aleut-international.org\/ru\/projects\/qagan-tayagungin-tribes-25th-annual-culture-camp-knowledge-sharing-outreach-and-cultural-land-stewardship\/","title":{"rendered":"Qagan Tayagungin Tribe\u2019s 25th Annual Culture Camp Knowledge Sharing, Outreach and Cultural Land Stewardship"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4964\" class=\"elementor elementor-4964\" data-elementor-post-type=\"projects\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50d72a6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"50d72a6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55db264 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"55db264\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Qagan Tayagungin Tribe\u2019s 25th Annual Culture Camp Knowledge Sharing, Outreach and Cultural Land Stewardship<br><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97f48f5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"97f48f5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ad944d elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"3ad944d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;vimeo&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;play_on_mobile&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<iframe class=\"elementor-video-iframe\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay\" title=\"vimeo Video Player\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1202665345?autoplay=1&amp;playsinline=1&amp;color&amp;autopause=0&amp;loop=1&amp;muted=0&amp;title=1&amp;portrait=1&amp;byline=1#t=\"><\/iframe>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4da4a9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f4da4a9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffe16d4 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ffe16d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aleut-international.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSC00103-scaled.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36076775 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"36076775\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ebdea45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ebdea45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #041725; font-size: 23px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: -0.32px;\">In 2025, The Aleut International Association expanded our role as advocates for the preservation and revitalization of Unangax\u0302 (Aleut) environmental and cultural practices, including: land stewardship, language, art and Unangax\u0302 craftsmanship. Specifically, we supported and contributed to Unangax\u0302 intergenerational Indigenous Knowledge sharing. We achieved this goal through: (1) participating in and instructing at the 25th Annual Qagan Tayagungin Tribe\u2019s Culture Camp in Sand Point, Alaska, and (2) production of a video-interview series about Unangax\u0302 cultural Practices and land stewardship, featuring ten Unangax\u0302 Elders and culture bearers from across the Aleutian and Pribilof region.<\/span><\/p><h2><strong>1: The 25th Annual Qagan Tayagungin Tribe\u2019s Culture Camp in Sand Point, Alaska<\/strong><\/h2><div><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/div><p>In remote and rural Alaskan communities like Sand Point, circumstances like out-migration and high travel costs in and out of the locality pose significant challenges to holding traditional gatherings. These gatherings were essential for sharing Aleut cultural practices and passing them down to the next generation. Nowadays, such gatherings have been reorganized into annual culture camps, ensuring Unangax\u0302 cultural continuity through 1-2 weeks\u2019 worth of hands-on educational activities.<\/p><p>The 25th Annual Qagan Tayagungin Tribe\u2019s Culture Camp in Sand Point was a special event as it included local community members from three different Unangax\u0302 tribal governments (Pauloff Harbor, Unga and Qagan Tayagungin) as well as Unangax\u0302 knowledge holders, descendents and tribal citizens from many parts of Alaska. Youth, elders, and all in between came together for eleven days of cultural programming, exchanging knowledge and learning new skills all while celebrating the beauty of Unangax\u0302 culture and recognizing the shared responsibility of Unangax\u0302 to preserve our way of life. We discussed Unangax\u0302 methods of biodiversity conservation, traditional food preparation, subsistence knowledge, and practiced cultural art forms, including: skin-sewing, regalia-making, basket-weaving, bentwood visor-making, beading and more. There were also Unangam Tunuu (Aleut Language) learning sessions to encourage language use among younger generations.<\/p><p>AIA taught a workshop on traditional animal skin-sewing. Participants in our workshop made seal fur purses, pouches, and yo-yos. Some of them had never held a needle before the workshop, but by the end were excited about all they could do in the future with these newly developed skills.<\/p><p>The diversity of instructors, organizers, and attendees made it a great entry point for AIA to strengthen our relationship with our tribes and grow in our cultural advocacy work. By the end of the program, we felt better connected to the communities we serve in an international capacity and developed a stronger understanding of what we can do to support Aleut cultural initiatives on the Arctic international stage.<\/p><p>You can view the videos put together highlighting our time at culture camp:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/aleutinternational\/sandpointculturecamp2025video?share=copy&amp;fl=sv&amp;fe=ci\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">25th Annual Qagan Tayagungin Tribe&#8217;s Culture Camp 2025 Video<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/aleutinternational\/qagantayagungintribe25thannualculturecamp?share=copy&amp;fl=sv&amp;fe=ci\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">25th Annual Qagan Tayagungin Tribe&#8217;s Culture Camp 2025 Slideshow<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p><strong style=\"color: #021e65; font-size: 49.7103px; font-style: inherit; letter-spacing: -0.994205px;\">2: Unanga<\/strong><span style=\"color: #021e65; font-size: 49.7103px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: -0.994205px;\">x\u0302<\/span><strong style=\"color: #021e65; font-size: 49.7103px; font-style: inherit; letter-spacing: -0.994205px;\"> (Aleut) Cultural Practices &amp; Cultural Land Stewardship Interview Series<\/strong><\/p><p>Unangax\u0302 Elders and culture bearers\u2019 stories, experiences, and traditional knowledge of Unangax\u0302 cultural practices and land stewardship are invaluable resources for listeners of every age from all backgrounds. These individuals have the distinct ability to weave past, present, and future together through their wisdom to promote stewardship of land, culture, community, and spirit. Through a video-interview series on Unangax\u0302 traditional land stewardship and protection management, featuring ten Unangax\u0302 Elders and culture bearers from across the Aleutians and Pribilof region, the Aleut International Association is increasing the visibility of Indigenous Knowledge at regional and international levels. In the long term, it is our hope that by making this kind of media available, it will support Indigenous Knowledge practices and promote the inclusion of Indigenous Knowledge in management planning.<\/p><p>The individuals interviewed for this series, include:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/aleutinternational\/teresabaker\">Theresa Baker, Aleut Community of St. Paul Island Tribal Government<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/aleutinternational\/destinybristolkushin\">Destiny Bristol Kushin, Aleut Community of St. Paul Island Tribal Government<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/aleutinternational\/opatricialekanoffgregory\">Okalena Patricia Lekanoff Gregory, Qawalangan Tribe of Unalaska<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/aleutinternational\/platonidalekanof\">Platonida Lekanoff, Aleut Community of St. Paul Island Tribal Government<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/aleutinternational\/marvinphilliplestenkof\">Marvin Phillip Lestenkof, Aleut Community of St. Paul Island Tribal Government<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/aleutinternational\/amosphilemonoff\">Amos Philemonoff, Aleut Community of St. Paul Island Tribal Government<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/aleutinternational\/garrettpletnikoff\">Garrett Pletnikoff, Aleut Community of St. Paul Island Tribal Government<\/a><\/li><\/ul><div>\u00a0<\/div><p>You can watch this interview series on <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/aleutinternational\">our Vimeo page<\/a>.<\/p><p>All aspects of this project were approached with respect for Aleut culture, open communication with project participants and local tribal councils, as well as free, prior and informed consent.<\/p><p>Aleut International Association would like to thank <strong>Qagan Tayagungin Tribe<\/strong> for welcoming our staff as instructors. 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