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KNBA Newscast: Saturday, October 24, 2026

KNBA | By Alena Naiden
Published October 24, 2026 at 11:02 AM AKDT
Curtis Cleveland proposes to his girlfriend Mary Patkotak during the Barrow Dancers' performance on the first night of Quyana, Oct. 22, 2026.
Matt Faubion / Alaska Public Media
Curtis Cleveland proposes to his girlfriend Mary Patkotak during the Barrow Dancers' performance on the first night of Quyana, Oct. 22, 2026.

Dance groups from across the state took the stage on Thursday at the first night of Quyana Alaska, a night of traditional drumming and dancing during the Alaska Federation of Natives Convention in Anchorage. The night surprised the audience in several ways.
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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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