Two Great Polar Bear Hunters

Abstract King Island, located in the Bering Straits midway be tween Alaska and Siberia, is inhabited by a small permanent population of Inupiat Eskimos. These residents rely on marine resources, including bowhead and beluga whales, walrus, migratory birds, and seals, to sustain themselves. In this s...

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Main Author: Pikonganna, Aloysius
Format: Book Part
Language:unknown
Published: Oxford University PressNew York, NY 1990
Subjects:
Arctic
Beluga
Beluga*
eskimo*
Inupiat
Alaska
Siberia
walrus*
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195061024.003.0047
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spelling croxfordunivpr:10.1093/oso/9780195061024.003.0047 2023-12-31T10:03:28+01:00 Two Great Polar Bear Hunters Pikonganna, Aloysius 1990 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195061024.003.0047 https://academic.oup.com/book/chapter-pdf/52479716/isbn-9780195061024-book-part-47.pdf unknown Oxford University PressNew York, NY A Republic Of Rivers page 293-296 ISBN 9780195061024 9780197725870 book-chapter 1990 croxfordunivpr https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195061024.003.0047 2023-12-06T08:58:39Z Abstract King Island, located in the Bering Straits midway be tween Alaska and Siberia, is inhabited by a small permanent population of Inupiat Eskimos. These residents rely on marine resources, including bowhead and beluga whales, walrus, migratory birds, and seals, to sustain themselves. In this story Aloysius Pikonganna (1909-1986) evokes the mysterious spirit of the arctic wilderness in the form of an immense polar bear hunted by two King Islanders on the ice pack. Book Part Arctic Beluga Beluga* eskimo* Inupiat Alaska Siberia walrus* Oxford University Press (via Crossref) 293 296
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description Abstract King Island, located in the Bering Straits midway be tween Alaska and Siberia, is inhabited by a small permanent population of Inupiat Eskimos. These residents rely on marine resources, including bowhead and beluga whales, walrus, migratory birds, and seals, to sustain themselves. In this story Aloysius Pikonganna (1909-1986) evokes the mysterious spirit of the arctic wilderness in the form of an immense polar bear hunted by two King Islanders on the ice pack.
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Two Great Polar Bear Hunters
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title Two Great Polar Bear Hunters
title_short Two Great Polar Bear Hunters
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publisher Oxford University PressNew York, NY
publishDate 1990
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195061024.003.0047
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Beluga
Beluga*
eskimo*
Inupiat
Alaska
Siberia
walrus*
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Beluga
Beluga*
eskimo*
Inupiat
Alaska
Siberia
walrus*
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page 293-296
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