Nuchalawoyya - Tanana festival Revived
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FOOT RACE—Throngs of people line the Yukon River at Tanana as Indian youths
embark on a 2V4-mile foot race on the opening day of the Nuchalawoyya at Tanana.
A complete list of winners in the various events of the festival will be printed In the
next issue of the Tundra Times.
CANOE RACING—Here an Indian youth speeds across the waters of the Yukon in
one of the most popular events at the recent Nuchalawoyya at Tanana. Mbch en
thusiasm was shown by the hundreds who attended the festival revived last year after
41 years dormancy.
INDIAN DANCING—Truck beds became bleachers for spectators
eager to find a vantage point for watching the spectacular and
moving Indian dancing at the recent Nucha lan ovya at Tanana.
Prizes of S100 were awarded each day of the festival in competitive
dancing.
AKM"WRESTLING—Mrs. Charlotte Cleveland, wife of the Rev. Tom
Cleveland, left, is shown slowly bending the arm of a competitor in
the; women's arm wrestling at the recent Tanana festival. Mrs.
j Cleveland went on to take top place in the event.
DANCE LEADER — The dance
leader from Stevens Village re
ceived much applause from the
| crowds and led his team to win
the top award on the opening day
of the recent Nuehalawoyya at
Tanana. Minto won the second
day’s competition.
CHILD'S VIEW — "Seriously, I
think this is great fun,” this small
boy, pushing a habv carriage,
seemed to say with his expres
sion at the recent Tanana Nueha
lawoyya. The carriage was
einntv Who knows, it could have
been his own?
Tundra Times Photos
JITTERBUG—During the daytime the Community Hall at Tanana
was recently used l'or the Tanana Indian Conference where delegates
of 22 villages met to discuss their problems. But at night it was used
for another purpose, teenage dances, including the bop, jitterbug, and
the twist. Here some Tanana youth show how it’s done!
TUG OF WAR—Grit, determination and muscles are proving that
it isn't so easy to hold a line in the men's tug of war at the Nuehala
woyya festival at Tanana.
OBSTACLE COURSE—Have yon ever seen a tarpaulin moving? Well this one did—when about a
aoren small boys tried to see how fast they could pass under ii during the obstacle course contest of
the recent Nuchalawoyya at Tanana. Delightfully entertaining!
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