Bowhead & Beluga whales
The new Majik Imaje Logo depicting the harmony that exists between the Inupiaq culture & the whales.
A tradition that is many thousands of years old- has to be respected– The entire life of the Inupiaq people revolves around the whale – in some books; you will hear that these people “worship the whale” !!
It takes one whole year – just to get ready to go whaling for the spring hunt.
It takes a great deal of time and effort to hunt for six new Oogruk to obtain the necessary skins needed to cover one umiaq. Old skins must be scraped & cleaned, All paddles must have a new finish applied to them. Caribou,Ducks, Fishing are all done at different times of the year. Point Hope is the ONLY VILLAGE, that still does whaling in the old traditional manner.
by Charlie Hopson, Inupiat whaler
Quietly, you, Inupiat, await my destiny.
I can hear you as I move under the ice.
I can see you as I surface.
Together we wait.
Both know what the other thinks.
Although we live in different worlds,
We exist for each other.
I move towards you Inupiat,
Because it is my destiny.
Quietly I approach you.
Silently you move towards me.
I give you your culture.
I give myself, Bowhead Whale.
– Marla Cone
