Joshua Ahsoak holds a bag of muktuk. While he lives primarily in Anchorage, he still goes up to Barrow, where his family is from, to hunt whale.
Ahsoak, in his yard in Anchorage.
He says he lives the life of an “organized bachelor,” demonstrated by the color-coded notes he uses to keep the contents in his freezer in order.
Ahsoak holds out a jar of frozen bearded seal before cutting it up and serving it as an appetizer for dinner with a friend.