Accent Alaska

Native Whaling Preparations

Barrow, Alaska, A Native whaling crew preparing their umiak before heading out to camp on the frozen sea ice, nearer to the open water.

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Image Size: 3043x2035 / 4.8MB; http://www.accentalaska.com/; 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 boat community forklift heritage hunter indigenous kil killer launch native sulture oomiac oomiak preparations safety sea ice subsistence team teamwork tradition traditional cultural umiac umiaq whale whale camp whale hunt
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