Photos: 2016 AFN convention and Elders and Youth conference

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Luke Titus performs with the Minto Dancers on the opening day of the Alaska Federation of Natives convention at the Carlson Center in Fairbanks on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016. (Loren Holmes / Alaska Dispatch News)

Thousands of people from across the state traveled to Fairbanks this week for the Alaska Federation of Natives' annual convention. The Elders and Youth Conference was held early in the week and the Fairbanks Four were honored at a potlatch Wednesday evening. The main conference runs through Saturday, with speeches, workshops and cultural performances.