Photos: Speakers, dances and workshops at Elders and Youth Conference

Leonte Vlasoff, 3, and his grandfather Robert Vlasoff of Tatitlek share a moment during the First Alaskans Institute 34th annual Elders and Youth Conference at the Dena’ina Center on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017. The three-day conference began on Monday with the theme Part Land, Part Water – Always Native. (Bill Roth / Alaska Dispatch News)