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They have thrived for thousands of years in one of the most extreme climates on Earth, hunting the bowhead, or \"Agviq.\" In the 19th century, the quiet northern seas swarmed with commercial whalemen from New England, who also sought the bowhead for its valuable baleen and blubber.","summarySource":"National Park Service","guide":{},"trConnection":null,"trConnections":[],"trTypes":[],"links":{"official":"https://www.nps.gov/inup/index.htm","social":{},"recreationGov":null,"alltrails":null,"alltrailsExplore":null,"recreationGovSearch":"https://www.recreation.gov/search?q=I%C3%B1upiat%20Heritage%20Center","directions":"http://www.nps.gov/inup/planyourvisit/directions.htm"},"cover":{"url":"https://www.nps.gov/common/uploads/structured_data/3C8130DF-1DD8-B71B-0B99B1F06EB07E76.jpg","title":"Clothing of the Inupiaq","alt":"Museum exhibit case with fur parkas and boots","credit":"NPS Photo","license":"Public domain (U.S. government work)","licenseUrl":null,"filePage":"https://www.nps.gov/inup/index.htm","tier":1,"source":"National Park Service"},"images":[{"url":"https://www.nps.gov/common/uploads/structured_data/3C8130DF-1DD8-B71B-0B99B1F06EB07E76.jpg","title":"Clothing of the Inupiaq","alt":"Museum exhibit case with fur parkas and boots","credit":"NPS Photo","license":"Public domain (U.S. government work)","licenseUrl":null,"filePage":"https://www.nps.gov/inup/index.htm","source":"National Park Service","cover":true},{"url":"https://www.nps.gov/common/uploads/structured_data/3C813407-1DD8-B71B-0B75242ED1BE1F58.jpg","title":"Inupiat Heritage Center","alt":"Large building with words \"Inupiat Heritage Center\" on the side","caption":"The Inupiat Heritage Center promotes Inupiaq culture, history and language through exhibits, classes, performances and activities.","credit":"NPS Photo","source":"NPS"},{"url":"https://www.nps.gov/common/uploads/structured_data/3C81354E-1DD8-B71B-0B7FB1EEFAA1F02E.jpg","title":"Inupiaq whalers","alt":"Five people in heavy clothing paddle a skin canoe in icy waters","caption":"","credit":"NPS Photo","source":"NPS"},{"url":"https://www.nps.gov/common/uploads/structured_data/3C81370F-1DD8-B71B-0B306657BD7F72C5.jpg","title":"Masks","alt":"Five masks with fur trim in a display case.","caption":"A collection of masks from the Inupiat Heritage Center","credit":"NPS Photo","source":"NPS"}],"activities":["Arts and Culture","Hunting and Gathering"],"topics":["Native American Heritage"],"fees":[],"passes":[],"hours":[{"name":"Standard Hours","description":"The physical site is not managed by the NPS. Please call 907 852-0422 for hours of operation.","standardHours":{"wednesday":"Closed","monday":"Closed","thursday":"Closed","sunday":"Closed","tuesday":"Closed","friday":"Closed","saturday":"Closed"},"exceptions":[]}],"directions":"The Inupiat Heritage Center is located in Barrow, Alaska, the largest city in the North Slope Borough and the northernmost city in the United States. Barrow can be reached via commercial and charter flights from Anchorage and Fairbanks.","weatherInfo":"Owing to its location 320 miles (515 km) north of the Arctic Circle, Barrow's climate is cold and dry, classified as a polar climate (Köppen ET). Winter weather can be extremely dangerous because of the combination of cold and wind, while summers are cool even at their warmest.","contacts":{"phone":"907-434-0805","email":"jacob_martin@nps.gov"},"visitorCenters":[],"campgrounds":[],"thingsToDo":[],"nearby":[],"hasBoundary":false,"boundarySource":null,"sources":[{"name":"NPS Data API","url":"https://developer.nps.gov/api/v1/parks?parkCode=inup"}],"editorialStatus":"draft","synced":"2026-11-09T02:12:45.615Z","alerts":[{"source":"NWS","kind":"Winter Weather Advisory","severity":"Moderate","title":"Winter Weather Advisory issued November 8 at 2:19PM AKST until November 11 at 6:00AM AKST by NWS Fairbanks AK","text":"* WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations up to 3 inches.\nNortheast winds gusting as high as 50 mph.\n\n* WHERE...Arctic Coast.\n\n* WHEN...From 3 AM Tuesday to 6 AM AKST Wednesday.\n\n* IMPACTS...Areas of blowing snow could reduce visibility to around\n1/2 mile at times, which could impact travel.\n\n* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Areas to the east of Utqiagvik could\nintermittently experience visibilities as low as 1/4 mile from the\nonset of the snowfall Tuesday morning through Tuesday afternoon as\nboth the snowfall rates and the wind gusts will be higher over that\narea during that timeframe.","instruction":"Slow down and use extra caution if traveling.","url":"https://alerts.weather.gov/search?id=urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.b9e0ed8f1386f817fde6746b26cf3827bf3cd51e.001.1","starts":"2026-11-10T03:00:00-09:00","ends":"2026-11-11T06:00:00-09:00","id":"nws-urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b9e0ed8f1386f817fde6746b26cf3827bf3cd51e.001.1"}],"url":"https://directory.labs.trlibrary.com/sites/inupiat-heritage-center/","boundaryUrl":null}