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tuurraq the expluuraq
@bertaglenn.bsky.social
Iñupiaq in Alaska
I like geography and Arctic things
My sisters recently changed the name of our group chat to “Board of Directors” 🥸
September 18, 2025 at 2:35 AM
August 22, 2025 at 3:11 AM
It’s too hot in Fairbanks man
July 6, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Nalukataq update from Nattles (my niece):
June 28, 2025 at 6:43 AM
June 26, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Joj (my 23 year old little sister): “Mom these saltines are the ones you bought like last year or something”

We do what we can with what we have at the time
June 17, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Currently:
June 17, 2025 at 3:26 AM
The goods:
June 16, 2025 at 9:53 PM
My mom stopped by to deliver maktak and 15 min after she left, a black bear and 2 cubs moseyed into our driveway. Probably looking for that maktak 👀 🐋
June 16, 2025 at 9:53 PM
June 16, 2025 at 3:45 AM
In honor of FD here’s some of my favorite memes I’ve sent to my dad
June 16, 2025 at 3:44 AM
I finally did it. It turned out amazing. This is your sign to do the same
June 16, 2025 at 12:13 AM
My stuffed salmon souvenir from Sapporo turned out to be a salmon egg neck pillow in disguise 🫨
June 13, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Me and my mom are in Sapporo this week. It’s been amazing! We checked off 11 out of the top 25 things to do so far
June 6, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Fairbanks + Utqiaġvik + Dillingham springtime views from the plane. Slightly moody
May 24, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Meese drama today
May 11, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Dillingham this week 🤓 I spent maybe 4 years thinking about and mapping this region. Cool to be back. Rivers, man
May 6, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Got some new Iļisaġvik swag in Utqiaġvik last week, just in time for vest season 🤓
May 1, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Me and my Mom checking the open lead as my AK air flight lands at home
April 26, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Home
April 22, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Talking to students about Indigenous knowledge and observations from the Arctic this week at Barrow High School 🥲 so fun to go back home and work with Kim, their newest Iñupiaq and North Slope Science teacher!

Me and Kim are both BHS and UAF alumni 🤓
April 22, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Open water at home today
April 21, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Sunglasses in the office season: when the spring time sun and snow are too much at once
April 10, 2025 at 12:10 AM
April 4, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Harley boy 😊 I sure love my little Subaru side kick
April 3, 2025 at 6:46 AM