Kiliii Yuyan Photographer

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Left: Bernadette Adams was the first Iñupiaq woman to harpoon a whale in recent memory. “I happen to have no brothers, so I had to find some way to help the family out,” says Bernadette.

Right: Iñupiat elder Foster Simmonds has been a whaler since he was a child. Since then, whaling has seen subtle changes.

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