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Inupiat Heritage CenterImage of a girl thrown high in the air during the blanket toss at Nalukataq (the celebration following a successful whaling season).
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Inupiat Heritage Center
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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.
Photo courtesy of Cherokee Historical Association  

Did You Know?
The North Carolina mountains are the ancestral homeland of the Cherokee. The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians now resides on the Qualla Boundary, which borders on the Great Smoky Mountains National Park- within the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area.

Last Updated: July 24, 2006 at 22:37 EST