Flags at Nalukataq
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Description:
Nalukataq with triangle flags flying that identify which successful whaling crew is hosting the celebration. The Browers used this type of flag, which they may have gotten from whaling ships.
Listen to Rex Ahvakana talk about the photo.
Listen to Frances Mongoyak say the Iñupiaq photo caption: Nalukataqtuat kaŋiġallulignik takuyyiŋarat Brower-tkuayaat atuŋaraŋich piksraqtaaŋiññikkiaq taipkua Tanŋich aġviqsiuqtit umiaqpaŋiññin.
Photo By:
Marvin Peter
Photo Collection:
Marvin Peter Photo Collection
Photo ID:
MP139-17
North Slope Borough, Iñupiat History, Language and Culture Commission