Chapter 3 Vincent Ologak. Chapter 3 Vincent Ologak .

Chapter 3Vincent Ologak


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•Vincent Ologak--

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•Vincent Ologak-- moderate size, mustache, tufted beard, thick black eyebrows, white hair, peaceful face




•Bertha--




•Bertha-- Vincent’s wife





•Things whaling captains’ wives do--





•Things whaling captains’ wives do-- plan, shop, hostess, give gifts, skin boast stitchers, cooks





•Things whaling captains’ wives do-- plan, shop, hostess, give gifts, skin boast stitchers, cooks

•The sun not set in the Arctic for 2 ½ months, starting around May 10


•Vincent Ologak has killed polar bear with knife and rescued Lincoln’s dad from a chunk of ice floating away



•Lincoln’s dad--



•Lincoln’s dad-- Crazy one, reckless, good boy, learned fast




•Tigluk kicked Lincoln--




•Tigluk kicked Lincoln– perhaps because he didn’t like white men




•Tigluk kicked Lincoln--




•Tigluk kicked Lincoln– didn’t like white men,




•Tigluk kicked Lincoln– didn’t like white men, also because Lincoln also asked about Uncle James, a white man




•Tigluk kicked Lincoln– didn’t like white men, also because Lincoln also asked about Uncle James, a white man

•Lincoln want to throw up--


•Vincent Ologak has killed polar bear with knife and rescued Lincoln’s dad from a chunk of ice floating away•Lincoln’s dad-- Crazy one, reckless, good boy, learned fast•Tigluk kicked Lincoln– didn’t like white men, also because Lincoln also asked about Uncle James, a white man•Lincoln want to throw up-- he found a beak and feathers in it


•Utik will look for whales while on watch



•Vincent Ologak can’t eat because he’s sick




•Utik describes the coming of the whales this way: They come in three waves or runs thousands swim by for days and days, then none for days and days





•Eskimo weather vane--





•Eskimo weather vane-- throw snow into the air





•Eskimo weather vane-- throw snow into the air

•Utik describes the abuse of bowhead whales:


•Utik will look for whales while on watch•Vincent Ologak can’t eat because he’s sick•Utik describes the coming of the whales this way: They come in three waves or runs thousands swim by for days and days, then none for days and days•Eskimo weather vane-- throw snow into the air•Utik describes the abuse of bowhead whales: Sea was red, whalers did not render the oil, did not eat the meat, did not use bones, just slaughtered the took the baleen


•quota system--


•quota system-- Eskimos were to stop hunting whales after killing so many. In this case, they had to stop after killing four per year. Making a strike on a whale, even if the whale is not killed, counts as one whale killed



•Eskimos’ first commandment before Christians came--



•Eskimos’ first commandment before Christians came-- sharing



•Eskimos’ first commandment before Christians came-- sharing

• A whale was coming to Lincoln.


•What belief do the Eskimos have about the whale?


•What belief do the Eskimos have about the whale? The whale gives itself to the Eskimo, allows the Eskimo to kill it, then the whale becomes us (Eskimo), our blood, our voices, our spirit. They join us (Eskimos). They are one with the whale.



•How did Lincoln get his name, Lincoln Noah Stonewright?



•How did Lincoln get his name, Lincoln Noah Stonewright? Abraham Lincoln was the protector of men (slaves), and Noah was the protector of animals (loaded animals on the Ark).


•Nukik (noo kik)


•Nukik (noo kik) strength, name of the whale that was coming to Lincoln



•foreshadowing--



•foreshadowing-- Tigluk removes the cartridge from Lincoln’s gun chamber




•How are the ugruk (bearded seal) and natchiQ (ringed seal) gods to the Eskimos?




•How are the ugruk (bearded seal) and natchiQ (ringed seal) gods to the Eskimos? sang to them due to successful hunting

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