Kenneth Utuayuk Toovak Explained

Kenneth Utuayak Toovak (1923–2009) (last name pronounced Tuvaaq in Iñupiaq) was an Iñupiaq naturalist and scientist with an expertise on sea ice and ice dynamics.^[1] Toovak was born in Utqiaġvik and worked with the Naval Arctic Research Laboratory (NARL) for many years and oversaw a number of rescue missions.^{[2] [3] [4]} In 2003 Toovak was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Alaska, Fairbanks.^{[5] [6]}

References

• Web site: Alaska Native Collections: Sharing Knowledge,"Kenneth Toovak.". Smithsonian Institution. 2020-02-07.
• Web site: Kenneth "Utuayuk" Toovak. PROJECT JUKEBOX: Digital Branch of the University of Alaska Fairbanks Oral History Program. 2020-02-07.
• Web site: University of Alaska, Fairbanks Honorary Degree Recipients. University of Alaska, Fairbanks. 2020-02-02.
• Book: Cone, Marla . 2006. Silent Snow: The Slow Poisoning of the Arctic. New York. Grove Press. 256 . 0802142591.
• Web site: Kenneth Toovak helped scientists explore Arctic. Hess. Bill. November 25, 2009. Alaska Daily News. 2020-02-06.

Notes and References

1. Hess, Bill. "Kenneth Toovak helped scientists explore Arctic," Alaska Daily News, Nov. 25, 2009.
2. Web site: The Iñupiaq Supercomputer: What The Whale Hunters Know & Some Scientists Want To Discover. Wohlforth. Charles. 2001. 2020-02-07.
3. Cone, Marla. Silent Snow: The Slow Poisoning of the Arctic, Grove Press, 2006.
4. Kenneth "Utuyak" Toovak. PROJECT JUKEBOX: Digital Branch of the University of Alaska Fairbanks Oral History Program
5. "Kenneth Toovak," Alaska Native Collections: Sharing Knowledge, Smithsonian Institution
6. University of Alaska, Fairbanks Honorary Degree Recipients