Native whaling crew ceremony

Barrow, Alaska, A crew of native whalers and their families share a moment of prayer before they set off onto the sea ice to hunt for bowhead whales

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Alaska Alaska native Alaskan Arctic Barrow Hunt Inuit Inupiaq Inupiat Luciana Whitaker Marine Mammal North Slope Borough Northernmost city in North America Point Barrow Preparing Spring Umiak Utqiagvik annual blessing blessings boat ceremony close community forklift heritage hunter indigenous kil killer launch native dress native sulture oomiac oomiak parka prayer preparation prepare risk safety sea ice subsistence team tradition traditional cultural umiac umiaq whale whale camp whale hunt

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