Chapter 13 The Spirit of the Whale of Barrow Whaling festival.

Chapter 13The Spirit of the Whale of Barrow

•Whaling festival


•Whaling festival

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•Whaling festival


baleen art and Inupiat images




•Whaling festival



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•Whaling festival




•What could be made from the baleen?






•Whaling festival




•What could be made from the baleen? baskets, jewelry, artwork






•Describe an Eskimo “freezer” (ice cellar):


•Describe an Eskimo “freezer” (ice cellar): room dug deep in the frozen Arctic soil that remains at 18 degrees Fahrenheit year round



•http://www.nativetech.org/inupiat/icecellarindex.html

•What is gleaning?

http://www.nativetech.org/inupiat/icecellarindex.html





•What is gleaning? scraping remains of meat off the bones







•How many baleen filters were there?







•How many baleen filters were there? 600







•How many baleen filters were there? 600

http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=baleen+filters,bowhead,image&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&resnum=1&ct=title







•Where do the Inupiats believe the spirit of the dead whale goes?


•Where do the Inupiats believe the spirit of the dead whale goes? the sea



•How does Lincoln describe how Uncle Jack James (Musk Ox) felt about Eskimo whaling now?



•How does Lincoln describe how Uncle Jack James (Musk Ox) felt about Eskimo whaling now? changed his mind, was against it when he came to Barrow, now he supports it




•How was the argument between Vincent Ologak and Musk Ox (Uncle Jack James) a good argument?




•How was the argument between Vincent Ologak and Musk Ox (Uncle Jack James) a good argument? convinced him whaling necessary for Eskimos to survive, now there were enough bowheads


•What did Musk Ox join?


•What did Musk Ox join? Science research team



•Why?



•Why? got married to Little Owl’s cousin Lottie




•How does Little Owl describe “the ancient time?”




•How does Little Owl describe “the ancient time?” before the earth turned over and the wolves were people





•Describe the gift Tigluk gave to Lincoln:





•Describe the gift Tigluk gave to Lincoln: smooth piece of ivory, big as his fist, creamy white, curved and shiny


•Where is it in the whale and what is its purpose?


•Where is it in the whale and what is its purpose? in the ear of the whale.


•Where is it in the whale and what is its purpose? in the ear of the whale. Balances it, helps it hear sounds of the sea, brings vibrations from the people to him.



•Where in the human body are there similar bones for a similar purpose?



•Where in the human body are there similar bones for a similar purpose? Ear

bowhead whale ear bone

http://www.edwardtbabinski.us/whales/evolution_of_whales/incus_middle_ear_bone.gif


•sauniQ (sow nik)


•sauniQ (sow nik) skull

•What needed to be done to free the spirit of the whale?

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•What needed to be done to free the spirit of the whale? Bless the skull, tell the spirit of the whale to return to its people, enter them, and become a new whale, return the skull to the sea




Nagliksaagnaqtuaq Aitchuutikssraitkapta (nog lik sok nak too ock

Ite choo tiks srite kap tay)




Nagliksaagnaqtuaq Aitchuutikssraitkapta (nog lik sok nak too ock

Ite choo tiks srite kap tay) It is a real hardship when we have nothing to give.


•How did Lincoln and Little Owl each go their own ways?


•How did Lincoln and Little Owl each go their own ways? Little Owl paddled away in the umiaq, Lincoln was rescued by the helicopter?


•How did Lincoln and Little Owl each go their own ways? Little Owl paddled away in the umiaq, Lincoln was rescued by the helicopter? Little Owl paddled away in the umiaq, Lincoln was rescued by the helicopter.



•In what did Uncle Jack live?



•In what did Uncle Jack live? apartment

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