The island was once the winter home to over 200 Iñupiat (Alaskan Natives) who called themselves Aseuluk meaning “people of the sea” or Ukivokmiut (from Ukivok the village of King Island and ‘miut’ meaning “people of”).
In the mid 1900s, the Bureau of Indian Affairs closed the school on King Island and forcefully removed the children of Ukivok to go to school on mainland Alaska, leaving the elders and adults to gather the needed food for winter. Because the children were not on the island to help gather the needed food for winter, the adults and elders had no choice but to move to the mainland to make their living.
By 1970, all King Island natives had moved to mainland Alaska year-round. Even after the movement off the island, some King Islanders still return to gather subsistence foods such as walrus and seal. Although the King Islanders have moved off the island, they have kept a very distinct cultural identity, living a very similar life as they had on the island. In 2005 and 2006, the National Science Foundation funded a research project which brought a few King Island natives back to the island. Some participants had not been back to the island in 50 years. The King Island Community awaits the project’s results.
*by live theatre i mean plays, musicals, operas, ballets, concert versions of musicals, staged readings, & things of that nature. EDIT: YES this includes amateur, local, kids, high school, & community theatre. almost every show i've seen has been local
if you want, list the names of the shows you've seen in the tags!
i keep forgetting that this is also an art blog so umm heres some silly rudolph art/doodles i've done this year since its getting close to his season!!! :3
this last two are basically just.. rudolph hermey and yukon in the pmd universe
i was thinking about both rudolph and pmd that day so ermmm this thing exists now lol
perhaps i could make it into a sorta au..... me thinks..
anyways i need to go brush my teeth, good day to you all
Godzilla decided that Kong should introduce himself to Rodan. No, he did not go with him. No, he did not give him good directions. Yes, he is laughing his ass off about it.
Also, according to Netflix's Skull Island, Kong is a bird dad.
This promo video for One piece volume 106 is amazing. I love how they’re embracing the looney toon vibe that gear 5 brings to the table. I love the colors. I love the music for this video. I love everything. I love one piece so much 😭😭😭😭