>> and it's a proven method and it works. >> how can 10,000 years be wrong? >> how can 10,000 years be wrong? >> while this boat won't be ready for a few days, nok took me outside to show me what the finished product looks like. >> this is our boat we finished last week. >> this is your crew's boat. >> yes, sir. >> wow. >> brand new skin. >> it's got that new skin look. >> it's got that new skin smell. >> yeah, new skin smell. it seems to me nothing symbolizes the town of barrow more than whaling because it wraps up all the traditions and the language and wanting to teach the youth and the next generation about what the ancestors did. whaling's a thing that sums all that up. >> barrow's built around whaling. barrow's a whaling community. >> and it will always be a whaling community. >> hopefully. >> nok's enthusiasm for whaling shows he's embracing his barrow culture. but like many others in barrow he's also half non-native. so i want to know more about the defining choice these people face.