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- Nalukataq (Inupiaq: [nɐlukɐtɑq], naluk- 'to throw it underhand; to toss it up' + kataq) is the spring whaling festival of the Iñupiat of Northern Alaska...
- toss blanket dancers into the air on a walrus skin one at a time (see Nalukataq) during a spring celebration of whale harvest. There is also some evidence...
- have been occupied by indigenous groups for more than 10,000 years. The Nalukataq is a spring whaling festival among Iñupiat. The festival celebrates traditional...
- An Iñupiat woman shares a kunik with a small child at a Nalukataq in Utqiaġvik, Alaska, 2007...
- with an even stronger collective identity and enhanced ethnic pride. Nalukataq Bladder Festival Yup'ik dancing Iñupiaq Knowledge and Skills "2"....
- hunt whales. Held in mid-April, it includes many outdoor activities. Nalukataq, the Blanket Toss Celebration, is held on multiple days beginning in the...
- 731 km2 (88,700 sq mi) Alaska portal Eskimo List of airports in Alaska Nalukataq Thetis Mound "North Slope Borough Local Emergency Planning District (LEPD)"...
- only to the edible parts of the whale's skin and not to the blubber. Nalukataq, spring whaling festival Marine mammals as food Chukchi cuisine "muktuk"...
- Toe kick Arm pull Nalukataq (blanket toss) Seal skinning Maktak eating Greased pole walk Bench reach Arctic Winter Games Nalukataq "World Eskimo-Indian...
- one team member had to parti****te in an Alaskan blanket toss known as Nalukataq and spot a nearby route marker on the ice, where they found their next...