Native whalers heading to camp

Barrow, Alaska, A crew of native whalers leave Barrow for their camp on the edge of the frozen sea. From Camp they will spot and hunt Bowhead whales in the open water.

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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 Pull Spring Umiak Utqiagvik annual boat community forklift heritage hunter indigenous kil killer launch men native sulture oomiac oomiak patience sea ice set off subsistence team tradition traditional cultural transport travel umiac umiaq wait waiting whale whale camp whale hunt

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