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Nalukataq - Blanket Toss Festival
Traditional Inupiat whaling celebration with the famous blanket toss in Utqiagvik.
The traditional Inupiat whaling festival in Utqiagvik (formerly Barrow), celebrating a successful whaling season. Features the famous blanket toss where participants are launched high into the air on a walrus-skin blanket, traditional Inupiat dancing, feasting on muktuk (whale blubber), and community celebration.
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