Updated: April 14 
Published April 14 
The winner of the Yup'ik Spelling Bee for Beginners, Nurataaq (Mathias Phillip) from Tuluksak School, Yupiit School District, demonstrates the spelling skills that made him a champion Saturday at the Alaska Native Heritage Center.
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Bob Hallinen
Bob Hallinen has been a photojournalist in Alaska since the 1980s and has traveled extensively around the state.
