
Ataqan Akun
This song was written in 1993 by Aquilina D. Lestenkof as the entry song for the Pribilof School District’s dance group called the Ataqan Akun
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This song was written in 1993 by Aquilina D. Lestenkof as the entry song for the Pribilof School District’s dance group called the Ataqan Akun

Aquilina D. Lestenkof’s dad, Reverend Michael D. Lestenkof, told her that when he was a boy, his father Dimitri would take him and his brothers,

This song‐dance began with a discussion about the need to pay homage to the evacuation of our St. Paul Island community during World War II,

This phrase is used to express joy for fathers on Father’s Day.

This phrase says for fair weather, bathe the day before your birthday.

This phrase is used to express joy for mothers on Mother’s Day.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8n5kwughkhk This phrase is advice to not talk ill about the moon.

This phrase is used as a holiday greeting for Orthodox Pascha (Easter).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xf9TZ4RA3q8 This phrase is advice to eat food that is made for you without dislike.

This phrase states if one steps on another’s foot, that person is asking the person whose foot they stepped on to be a godparent.