| The whale harpooner was a person of high rank, and families passed down the magical and practical secrets that made for successful hunting. |
| Not to mention one of the main characters in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, Ned Land, a harpooner from Quebec City. |
| Oomittuk joined the tribal council, and worked as a harpooner in his uncle's umiak skin boat. |
| Some profit went to the boat, some went to the harpooner, some to the boat steerer and the rest to the crew. |
| If the harpooner missed once, he had only one more attempt, since only two lines could be used at any given time. |
| Foremost among the whalers was the harpooner and among the great harpooners the name of Ollivierre stands out. |
