Charlie, an Inupiat boy, is excited about the upcoming festival to celebrate a successful whale hunt, but afraid when he thinks this might be the year he takes part in the traditional blanket toss. Includes glossary and notes on Inupiat whaling traditions.
Themes
Genres: Fiction
Categories: Beautiful Life
Content: Bi/multilingual
Settings: Alaska, Arctic, Northern America
Tribal Affiliation/Homelands: Inupiat (Alaska)
Immigration: Non-Immigrant
Gender: Boy/Man, Girl/Woman
Race/Culture: First/Native Nations/American Indian/Indigenous