Oil, America, and the Arctic

Leola Roberts used a "Google Docs" tool to share her research on "Oil, America, and the Arctic," a presentation that takes us from America's history hunting whales for their oil to drilling the seafloor to harvest crude oil.

Alaskan Eskimo Adaptation and Recovery from 1800s Whaling Industry

Photo by John Hess

Deborah Briskey's exhibit "Alaskan Eskimo Adaptation and Recovery" is an overview of the Alaskan Eskimos' adaptation to the whaling industry of the 19th and early 20th century. Though the whaling industry's impact on the Eskimo population and culture became extreme during this period of time, the Alaskan Eskimos' resilience, both then and today, has resulted in a resurgence of their culture, as well as new laws to protect their whaling rights.