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One With the Whale

Season 25 Episode 15 | 1hr 18m 04s

Hunting whales is a matter of life or death for the residents of St. Lawrence. When a shy Alaska Native teen becomes the youngest person ever to harpoon a whale for his village, his family is blindsided by thousands of keyboard activists brutally attacking him online—without full perspective on the importance of the hunt to his community's well-being.

Aired: 04/21/24 | Expires: 07/21/24
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