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At the Statewide Native Youth Games, you can hear the sound of fans cheering wildly with enthusiasm, yet somehow the sound of a human mimicking a seal cuts through the roar of the crowd. The art of the seal call is one of the many skills athletes pick up at the games that gives them a distinctly Indigenous flavor.
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  • The Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center has reopened after construction in Connecticut. The museum’s organizers say it uses Westernized museum practices and Indigenizes them.
  • When the Moment Comes is a play that brings light to a dark chapter in history, based on the true story of Baha'is, who were persecuted for their religious beliefs after the Islamic Revolution in Iran. A story that is both haunting and inspiring — that honors the memories of a group of men and women, executed in 1983 after they refused to renounce their faith.
  • Zooming across the Navajo Nation, a new non-profit called NDN Girls Book Club is bringing books written by Indigenous authors to various locations in the Navajo Nation.The team hopes they create community-wide change and education on the extensive world of Indigenous-written literature.
  • Interest in Arctic sports, also known as Native Youth Olympics, is growing all over the world in Arctic nations beyond Alaska and Northern Canada. NYO advocates have pushed leaders of the North American Indigenous Games to include traditional Arctic sports for many years. Organizers have finally included them on a trial basis for its 2027 games in Calgary, but NYO fans say it'll take a lot more work to make Arctic sports an official part of the event.
  • Since the last census, the number of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) have grown in Anchorage — less than 10 percent in 2010 and more than 13 percent in 2022. Organizers of the first AAPI Anchorage Mayoral forum say they want to do away with the stereotype that the AAPI community is a "silent minority."