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Gene Angnaboogak

Gene Angnaboogak

Gene Angnaboogak is from Wales, Alaska. He grew up living a traditional Iñupiaq lifestyle and learned to hunt on the sea ice from his elders. He continues to hunt bowhead and beluga whales, seals, and walrus for food for himself, his family, and his community. Gene shares his knowledge about sea ice and the arctic environment with scientific researchers, and is an artist who carves ivory.
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Interview Title Abstract Archive #: Oral History Project Date of Interview
Gene Angnaboogak

Gene Angnaboogak was interviewed on May 8, 2008 by Matthew Druckenmiller in Wales, Alaska. In this interview, Gene talks about sea ice conditions around Wales and changes he has observed in his lifetime. He discusses the effect of wind and current on the ice, a lack of flat ice developing in the fall, the dangers of spinning ice, and learning about ice safety from elders. He also shares an experience when he observed unusual waves.

 2013-25-21 Sea Ice in Northern Alaska May 8, 2008