Just as the Eskimo community came together in the 19th and 20th centuries to pull the hunted whale ashore, the same traditions hold true today. A virtual tug of war pulling up to 60 tons of dead whale ashore, dressing it, and dividing it among the community are still ongoing. (Video - pulling the whale ashore) This is a time for great celebration. A short radio program about the women of an Inupiat village cooking more than 30 tons of whale meat after the hunt and the celebration everyone experiences can be heard on "NPR". Figure Caption: "Kingikmiut Eskimos paddling an umiak, a boat made of animal skins, during a whale hunt", Bering Strait, Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska, ca. 1906, courtesy of University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division.
