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