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Loading up the field gear in Churchill, Manitoba

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A well-nourished polar bear at Hubbard Point.

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Beluga whales off Hubbard Point.

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Tent rings and caches at Hubbard Point

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Bones

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Peter Alareak, an Inuit elder.

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Kristin Westdal, a marine biologist with Oceans North Canada, conducts a shovel test with Peter Alareak of Arviat, Nunavut.

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One of the hazards of the job during the Arctic summer: mosquitoes

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Excavating a multifamily longhouse, from left: Johnny Mamgark, David Tassiuk, Peter Alareak, Luke Suluk, and Virginia Petch.

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Virginia Petch (right) discusses findings with Peter Alareak (left), Luke Suluk, and Johnny Mamgark.

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Preparing artifacts for carbon dating and other analyses at the lodge, from left: Virginia Petch, Luke Suluk, David Tassiuk, and Peter Alareak.

Jeremy Davies Jeremy Davies

A polar bear mother and cub.

Jeremy Davies Jeremy Davies

Loading up the field gear in Churchill, Manitoba

A well-nourished polar bear at Hubbard Point.

Beluga whales off Hubbard Point.

Tent rings and caches at Hubbard Point

Bones

Peter Alareak, an Inuit elder.

Kristin Westdal, a marine biologist with Oceans North Canada, conducts a shovel test with Peter Alareak of Arviat, Nunavut.

One of the hazards of the job during the Arctic summer: mosquitoes

Excavating a multifamily longhouse, from left: Johnny Mamgark, David Tassiuk, Peter Alareak, Luke Suluk, and Virginia Petch.

Virginia Petch (right) discusses findings with Peter Alareak (left), Luke Suluk, and Johnny Mamgark.

Preparing artifacts for carbon dating and other analyses at the lodge, from left: Virginia Petch, Luke Suluk, David Tassiuk, and Peter Alareak.

A polar bear mother and cub.

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