CARIBOU ON SAND | Oil and The Geese | 2006 | 62x70 inches

The Teshekpuk Lake Wetland Area supports a relatively small but culturally significant caribou herd. Most concentrated calving activity for the 45,000-animal Teshekpuk Lake Caribou herd occurs south, east and northeast of the lake. After calving, much of the caribou herd moves to coastal habitats east, north and northwest of the lake, seeking relief from swarms of biting insects. The Teshekpuk herd is growing and is the most important herd for subsistence harvests by Inupiat people living on the North Slope, particularly, Atqasuk, Barrow, Nuiqsut and Wainright.