Bearded Seal Hide, Kotzebue, Alaska, from Thaw: An Arctic in Transition, 2013, Archival Inkjet Print, 24 x 20 inches, edition of 9. Seals are traditionally used for meat, clothing, and boat construction in Arctic Alaska. Little goes to waste. As Arctic ice and ice floe conditions gradually change hunting traditions are also changing, with modified seasons and ways to hunt. This hide is in Kotzebue, population 3200, the largest city in Alaska’s Northwest Arctic Borough. 72% of Kotzebue residents are Inupiat.