One more flag is brought to Nuiqsut from Cross Island
Wednesday, September 18, 2013 at 7:10PM 
Late on the same day EMN crew landed their second whale and I had my mishap and got a little bit hurt, the crew of Herbert Ipalook Sr. struck a whale but the floats came off and it sank. Stormy forecasts, coupled with the fact Nuiqsut's strike quota was now filled and Ipalook's whale appeared to be lost, convinced all the other crews to leave the island. Ipalooks stayed.
After three days, the whale resurfaced and Ipalooks found it. While the meat was rancid and had become polar bear food,
the maktak - the skin and blubber that covers the whale - was still good. Here is Herbert and crew member Daniel Sovalik, who will run the flag into Nuiqsut. The food and baleen from all four landed whales is now in the process of being transported to Nuiqsut by barge and plane.
Reader Comments (1)
That was quite an adventure! I will be more thankful when I walk up to the meat market and just pick out my selection now! They are a strong, proud people! Thanks for showing us what real Alaskans do! Hope you are OK!