Phyllis Oomittuk, Inupiat resident of Point Hope sings and dances @Jiri Rezac
USA ALASKA POINT HOPE 22JUL12 – Phyllis Oomittuk, Inupiat resident of Point Hope sings and dances during a community meeting and dance at Point Hope, North Slope Borough, Alaska.
Music is important for the Inupiat people living in the Arctic: most families have their own songs and dances that have been handed down from their ancestors
Point Hope is one of the oldest continually occupied sites in North America.
Photo by Jiri Rezac / Greenpeace
© Jiri Rezac / Greenpeace