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Nov 2022
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113: Last One Standing. Bering Land Brid...

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In this 3 part series - we tell the story of an arctic expedition and the survival story of Ada Blackjack. Ada, an Inuit woman, joins a team of 4 men to the remote Wrangel Island to prove that it is survivable. As a polar bear nesting ground and known for tumultuous weather conditions, no human has successfully survived here for long.

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Resources:
Ada BlackJack A true Story of Survival in the Arctic by Jennifer Niven
https://www.history.com/news/ada-blackjack-inuit-wrangel-island
https://www.britannica.com/place/Wrangel-Island
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1023/
https://www.nps.gov/bela/index.htm
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