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Jumping For Joy

Collection Name

Ernest H. Gruening Papers, 1914-[1959-1969] 1974

Identifier

UAF-1976-21-55334

Title

Jumping For Joy

Description

Title from verso. Verso: Jumping For Joy-When the news of statehood reached the arctic village of Kotzebue, the town started jumping. Here pretty Laura Mae Beltz goes aloft, via walrus hide blanket toss, carrying a flag that will soon have a star for her native land. Further information was supplied by Wilfrid Lane of Pt. Hop during the Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) Convention held at the Carlson Center in Fairbanks, October 2005. The drummers are [left to right]: Chester Sevick; Fred Kowanna; William Rexford [?]; Charlie Jensen. Further information was supplied by Carolyn Smith during the Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) Convention held at the Carlson Center in Fairbanks, October 2005. Charlie Jenson is on the right; Morris Wilson Sr. is on the left; Chester Seveck is in the middle. Further information was supplied by Jimmie Evak of Kotzebue, Alaska, in an e-mail on December 16, 2005. left to right - 1, 2, 3, 4 1. Levi Rexford; 2. Walter Kowunna; 3. Chester Sevek; 4. Charlie Jensen.

Creator

Whaley, Frank

Contributors

Wien Alaska Airlines

Subject.TGM

Celebrations Statehood Drums Women Men Indigenous peoples

Subject.Local

Alaska Natives--Northern Alaska Blanket toss

Personal Name

Beltz, Laura Mae

Location

Kotzebue (Alaska)

Region

Northern Alaska

Time Period

1959 and later

Type	Collection Image (Photographs)

Ordering & Use

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Holding Institution

Alaska and Polar Regions Collections, Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks.; mailto:fyapr@uaf.edu --(907) 474-6594--PO Box 756808, Fairbanks, AK 99775-6808.

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