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KNBA WEBCAST: Monday, June 8, 2026

KNBA | By Alena Naiden
Published June 8, 2026 at 10:05 AM AKDT
Dennis Pungowiyi shows off one of his favorite carving motifs, a mother walrus with her pup.
Zachariah Hughes
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Alaska Public Media
Dennis Pungowiyi shows off one of his favorite carving motifs, a mother walrus with her pup.

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Alena Naiden
Alena Naiden is an Alaska Desk and KNBA reporter who focuses on rural and Indigenous communities in the Arctic and around the state.
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