The Inupiaq people of the North Slope have hunted bowhead whales for at least 1000 years. As spring arrives, they will once again be building trail on the sea ice and building camps to launch umiats of oogruk skin, armed with harpoons and 19th century bomb guns. On the next Outdoor Explorer, host Charles Wohlforth and guests calling in from Barrow will talk more about how Eskimo whaling is done and what the tradition means.
HOST: Charles Wohlforth
GUESTS:
- Craig George, NSB wildlife division
- Jana Hacharek, NSBSD
- Harry Brower Jr., whaler, NSB wildlife division
- Billy Adams, whaler, NSB wildlife division
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BROADCAST: Thursday, April 2, 2014, 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. AKDT
REPEAT BROADCAST: Thursday, April 2, 2014, 9:00 – 10:00 p.m. AKDT
AKontheGO FAMILY CALENDAR WITH ERIN KIRKLAND:
- Anchorage’s Promise Kids Day (4.19.2014, Dena’ina Center, Anchorage)
- AKontheGO book release (4/5/2014, Alaska Zoo, Anchorage)
- Kenai Fjords Tours
- Major Marine Tours
- Alaska SeaLife Center
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