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At a camp in Alaska, Alutiiq dancer Candace Branson drums as a few men and boys sing a traditional Alutiiq song. She has watched these men grow empowered through dance, and the boys at the camp are inspired, yet worried about a stigma that dancing is not for boys. However, as they are learning, dancing is indeed, for men.
Aired: 07/02/18
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