Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 10/17/2008 - 08:56
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Oden Antarctic Expedition 08

I was wondering about the inupiaq dance . Is it an tridition and , What artic tribe is that dance from that lived in the igloos. Also i was wondering did they live in the igloos or just make  them for serimones and other triditinons like that. and another question i was going to ask you  what you are going to be doing with the seals.

sincerly giavanna

Tue, 10/21/2008 - 19:17

Jeff Peneston

Giavanna!
 Iñupiaq is the tribal name of the Native Alaskan group that Sean belongs to.  He was the one that I learned the igloo dance from.  Many arctic peoples built igloos out of many different materials.  I believe the word igloo can be applied to many different types of houses, not just domed snow houses.  In recent times, most native people in the the Arctic live in villages with non-traditional wooden homes but some people still know how to build snow houses too.  
Regarding the seals, I will assist scientists from Sweden who are going to capture crabeater seals with nets so that they can collect virus and bacterial samples from the seals.  The scientist want to know what diseases the seals have been exposed to.  The seals will not be harmed and will only be held for a few minutes and then released.
 Take care,
Jeff