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Interactive
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Bowhead Whaling and Its Impact

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive activity, adapted from material provided by the ECHO partners, explores the history of whaling in the Arctic seas and Atlantic Ocean, introducing a landmark study of whale populations spanning from 1849 to 1914.
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Handout
Other

Arctic Circle: Inupiat of Arctic Alaska: Growing Up in an Inupiat Village

For Students 9th - 10th
Lengthy article describing in detail village life for an Inupiat child in North Alaska in the years following World War II. Follows the child from infancy to youth to marriage and family.
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Handout
Other

Arctic Circle: Inupiat of Arctic Alaska: Social and Cultural Life

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive article discussing the social and cultural life of the Inupiats including relationships, celebrations, religion and health, and law and social control.
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Handout
Other

Alaska Native Heritage Center: Inupiaq & St. Lawrence Island Yupik

For Students 9th - 10th
Presents an introduction to the traditions and customs of the Inupiaq and St.Lawrence Island Yupik peoples of Alaska with emphasis on their distinct culture.
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Handout
Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Yuit

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of Yuit. Gives basic facts about location, language, and demographic.
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Article
A&E Television

History.com: The Inuit Woman Who Survived Alone on an Arctic Island After a Disastrous Expedition

For Students 9th - 10th
In the early 1920s, 25-year-old Ada Blackjack survived two years on the frigid Wrangel Island after a failed expedition to claim the island for Canada. Wrangel Island sits north of the Siberian coast in the harsh Arctic waters of the...