In 1959, the laws of the Inupiat and the laws of the United States were in conflict.; ASTE; Esikmo; Inupiaq; In 1961 Barrow, Alaska was largely a subsistence community. People lived according to the laws of their ancestors and harvested the animals of the Arctic. In 1959, the laws of the Inupiat and the laws of the United States were in conflict. http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid716132432http://www.brightcove.com/channel.jsp?channel=315980612