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ONE SURVIVED

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Fortier, Ed


1979

Very Useful
Booklet
Iñupiaq
Referenced by: Alaska Yukon Library

Grade Level(s): 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11

Theme(s): Outdoor Survival, Subsistence

In January 1949 three King Island Eskimo hunters went on the ice pack to hunt seal and were swept away. Ocean currents carried them far into the Arctic Ocean. Without food or shelter they were all presumed dead. One hunter, Gregory Ayac, survived and this is his story of the 18 days and nights.

Information about the resource can be found at:
Alaska Yukon Library
Anchorage, AK
Telephone: (907) 474-5897
email: Alaska Yukon Library

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