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Cultural & Heritage
Nalukataq Whaling Festival — Utqiagvik
Iñupiaq whaling celebration with blanket toss, traditional songs, and feasting.
The Iñupiaq people of Utqiagvik (Barrow) celebrate a successful spring whaling season with the Nalukataq festival. Features traditional songs, dances, the famous blanket toss, and community feasting on muktuk and other traditional foods. A deeply cultural celebration of subsistence traditions.
