Point Hope

Point Hope, known as Tikiġaq, projects into the Chukchi Sea on Alaska's northwestern coast. Its Iñupiat inhabitants have long relied on marine resources, including bowhead whales, seals and fish. The seasonal movement of whales and sea ice shapes hunting and travel.

Archaeological sites on the point preserve a long history of Iñupiat communities and their predecessors. The Tikiġaqmiut also maintained connections with nearby settlements; Uivvaq, for example, was associated with Point Hope and participated in the spring bowhead hunt.