‘It heals my heart’: Dance groups gather in Wales to keep traditions alive

Young drummers from the Kingikmiut Dance Group wait to perform at the 25th Annual Kingikmiut Dance Festival. (Margaret Sutherland/KNOM)
Dance groups from across the Bering Strait region gathered in Wales last weekend for the Kingikmiut Dance Festival, a three-day event centered on sharing songs and dances that leaders say were absent from some communities for decades.
This year marked the event’s 25th anniversary.
Fog limited the festival’s opening night. Groups from Gambell, Savoon