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A caribou calf stands over a dead adult on the tundra near Cape Thompson outside the village of Point Hope. Alaska Wildlife Troopers discovered wasted caribou there during an investigation the week of July 20, 2008. (Alaska State Troopers photo)

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A caribou calf stands over a dead adult on the tundra near Cape Thompson outside the village of Point Hope. Alaska Wildlife Troopers discovered wasted caribou there during an investigation the week of July 20, 2008. (Alaska State Troopers photo)

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Point Hope caribou case: Waste, wounds and the hunt for truth

Published: October 23rd, 2009 08:50 AM
Last Modified: October 23rd, 2009 08:51 AM

Link: Alaska Dispatch Eight Point Hope men, ages 18 to 30, are due to stand trial Nov. 30 for gunning down dozens of caribou on the tundra last summer, sorting through carcasses and salvaging meat from only the most pristine. Dispatch has prepared an extensive look at the investigation and its effect on the Arctic village, including a three-part article, a timeline, video interviews and video from a planned Animal Planet show on the incident. "In a state where the rural-urban divide is ever present, tainted with undertones of racism and fueled by cultural misunderstandings, the dead caribou began to take on an importance beyond their number," Dispatch writes. "... But the persistence of state troopers in trying to hunt down the hunters, the apprehension among Point Hope villagers toward outside forces meddling with the subsistence hunting foundation of their community, and the widespread attention the case received in the media raised the stakes for everyone." Part 1 is here; Part 2 is here. Part 3 is due to be published tonight.

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