A dance performed during the Quyana Alaska gathering at the Alaska Federation of Natives annual convention paid spontaneous and emotional tribute to Aaron Tyler Milligrock of Point Hope, who died in an August accident during a caribou hunt.
Tikigaq Dancers from Point Hope performed during the 2022 Quyana Alaska gathering at the Alaska Federation of Natives annual convention, paying a spontaneous tribute to Aaron Tyler Milligrock, who died in August while on a caribou hunt.
“The powerfulness of it but then the joy that we had – that was him,” Tikigaq dancer Jeff Kinneeveauk said. “Powerful person but very joyful, happy and wanting to do his best because he knew what it meant for the community.” “We lost him to our river,” said Milligrock, who was also an emergency responder on scene. “Every day we think of him. Every day it’s hard not to think of him, really hard.”Milligrock spent most of his days fishing, whaling and hunting for caribou, seals and polar bears. Without asking for anything in return, he shared his harvest with his family, Point Hope widows, Elders and youth who cannot hunt.
Mitchell first met Milligrock when he was dancing as a child during Kivgiq, a celebratory winter festival in Utqiaġvik. On Sept. 19, the day that would have been Milligrock’s 25 birthday, Mitchell had a newborn. He gave his son Milligrock’s Inupiaq name, Tigluk.As adults, Mitchell said, the two bonded while fixing cars together or hunting.
For Kinneeveauk, this became a dear memory: Milligrock offering his first whale harvest to him and other residents. That day, Kinneeveauk said, he knew that Milligrock could be counted on to care for the Point Hope community. Later, three hunters spontaneously stepped forward with Milligrock’s picture. Their dance has been passed down for generations, Kinneeveauk said. During one of the hunts, Kinneeveauk, Cannon and Milligrock decided to try performing it with four people instead of two.
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