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A Trip To A No-Holds-Barred Alaska Whaling Festival

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Eleven Alaska Native communities are allowed to hunt a limited number of bowhead whales each year. Every summer, the successful whaling crews host a feast in communities across Alaska's Arctic.

Elizabeth Harball (@ElizHarball) of Alaska Public Media visits one of this year's festivals in a village of about 400 on Alaska's North Slope.

This segment aired on July 20, 2018.

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