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05-09-2009, 10:48 PM
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I live in NC but my heart is in Alaska
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Location: Alaska, where women win the Iditarod and men mush poodles!
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Originally Posted by JessE86
My sons have gone whaling in Point Hope a couple of times with Killigvuk's crew (killigvuk) where have you seen / heard that word before ?
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05-09-2009, 11:42 PM
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that is the same term used to evacuate the ice !! (killigvuk)
Point Hope dialect !
Issac & Sally Killigvuk are whaling captains ! Issac is a very successful whaling captain, every year, he always catches a whale !!
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05-10-2009, 10:58 AM
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I live in NC but my heart is in Alaska
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JessE86
that is the same term used to evacuate the ice !! (killigvuk)
Point Hope dialect !
Issac & Sally Killigvuk are whaling captains ! Issac is a very successful whaling captain, every year, he always catches a whale !!
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05-10-2009, 05:03 PM
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Their name is their name (for generations). The language is what it is, I have no idea where, when the two came together. There is no book on Inupiaq etomology, or word origins, I do however have a chart of their ancient numbering system. (later).
As I said.. Thursday afternoon of this week, we left the ice, due to extremely high west winds. Sunday morning @ 8: 00 am we headed back out. Other crews have their sleds and showmachines parked on this property, (Edwardsons Crews). they headed back out @ 2:00 am this morning. The lead is wide open, plenty of open water, the time has arrived !!
and.. on a slightly different matter of what is involved, we witnessed a fire, down on the ice, near the land. A snowmachine caught on fire.
This is another one of the many reasons, that once you head out to the ice.. you stay there, these machines have a tough time, when there is no ice / snow to travel on, Ice must be used to cool the housing down, some goes as far as to jam ice / snow under the machine, when they have to ride on gravel. In this case, .. .. it is obvious what can happen. I am not saying this happens lots, but it can happen. Lots of people do not take proper care of their machines. Theft / or vandalism is a major problem in all villages ! Hondas, Vehicles, Snowmachines, ask any PSO !!
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05-11-2009, 01:26 PM
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We are back again, already, we left this morning @ 8 am.. back in town 10 pm.
35 mph West winds drove us from the ice, in a rush, That ice was moving quick. we had to scram.
More photos, more stories -
No whales yet in Point Hope. (bowheads). and so far none in Barrow. Pt Lay is the Only successfull harvest.
you do not have to be an expert weather person to see it is time to get the heck out of here.. .. NOW !!
Windy, blowng snow, the wind shifted to the west again.. we have to get out of here..
Another crew is set up, in our area. We have 3 crews in our area, every camp is identical in each and every aspect.
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05-11-2009, 05:08 PM
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Three different crews, you can't tell the difference one from the other, everything is exacting down here.
those three crews are: Euguene's - Olemons- Harold Browers
The lead is a very quiet place, voices low, no vehicles, sssshhh.. listen - look, wait & watch.
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05-11-2009, 08:23 PM
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Two miles in back of our location is the tent. Walk.. no machines down here. no noise.
This is the daily routine now, sit, stand, wait, watch, look, and listen - all day - all night.
Anytime.. anything can happen, - be prepared ! Alert
Does anyone have any idea why that parky is so long ? No, he didn't borrow it from someone, there is a special reason (honest) !! Hunters know the answer to this. Oh by the way.. Note: a .223 is all you need to take down any animal, in fact a .22 magnum can kill anything, even a bowhead ! That is what we were told last night in camp (story time).
That vital spot in the whale, in the eyeball ! Polar Bear - bottom of the eye or in the ear . Nose also if your that close, in fact .. the proper way to hold a knife against a bear, do not keep your arm horizontal, keep it vertical. that did come up !!
Day after day, - same routine - they will come. Just be patient and wait.
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05-11-2009, 08:25 PM
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05-11-2009, 08:27 PM
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05-11-2009, 08:30 PM
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