Gajáa Héen dancers open the Sheet’ká Indigenous Peoples’ Day celebration. (KCAW/Salemo)

Annemarie Sakar dances with children watching the Yup’ik dance group up close. (KCAW/Salemo)

Tlingít dancers on stage at Harrigan Centennial Hall. (KCAW/Salemo)

Nearly 300 Sitkans gathered at Harrigan Centennial Hall yesterday (10-12-26) to celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day with a pot luck and dances. Local Tlingít dancers and six dance groups from Mt. Edgecumbe High School performed throughout the evening.