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Iñupiat Heritage Center

About Iñupiat Heritage Center

The Iñupiat Heritage Center is a museum in Utqiaġvik in the U.S. state of Alaska. Dedicated in February 1999, it is an affiliated area of New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park in New Bedford, Massachusetts, and recognizes the contributions of Alaska Natives to the history of whaling.

It houses exhibits, artifact collections, a library, a gift shop, and a traditional room where traditional crafts are demonstrated and taught. The North Slope Borough owns and manages the Heritage Center on behalf of the whaling villages of the North Slope. The Heritage Center is one of several associated partners that participate in telling the story of commercial whaling in the United States. Park partners operate independently but collaborate in a variety of educational and interpretive programs.

The Iñupiat Heritage Center (IHC) brings people together to promote and perpetuate Iñupiat history, language and culture. This dynamic interaction between the Iñupiat and their environment fosters the awareness, understanding and appreciation of the Iñupiat way of life from generation to generation.

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History museum
Founded
1999

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  1. Iñupiat Heritage Center, Alaska01AlaskaNational Park Service · Public domain
  2. Mask Display at Iñupiat Heritage Center02Mask Display at Iñupiat Heritage CenterRickmouser45 · CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. U.S. Coast Guard Rear Adm. Thomas Ostebo, standing, the commander of the 17th Coast Guard District, leads a discussion about the Coast Guard presence in the Arctic at the Inupiat Heritage Center in Barrow 120805-G-YE03U.S. Coast Guard Rear Adm. Thomas Ostebo, standing, the commander of the 17th Coast Guard District, leads a discussion about the Coast Guard presence in the Arctic at the Inupiat Heritage Center in Barrow -G-YEPO3 Grant DeVuyst · Public domain
  4. Alaska National Guardsmen enjoy cultural exchange with residents at top of the world 160406-Z-QK04Alaska National Guardsmen enjoy cultural exchange with residents at top of the world -Z-QKSgt. Marisa Lindsay · Public domain
  5. Traditional Clothing at Iñupiat Heritage Center in Barrow05Traditional Clothing at Iñupiat Heritage Center in BarrowRickmouser45 · CC BY-SA 4.0

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