The Northern Norwegian fishing and whaling communities are being challenged by the young people leaving these small islands for a different life. The traditions and cultures are being lost as the youth migrate to the mainland and never return.
— Marcus Bleasdale
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The Last of the Viking Whalers
Video: The Northern Norwegian fishing and whaling communities are being challenged by the young people leaving these small islands for a different life on the mainland.
Feature
The Last of the Viking Whalers
Video: The Northern Norwegian fishing and whaling communities are being challenged by the young people leaving these small islands for a different life on the mainland.
The Last of the Viking Whalers
Video: The Northern Norwegian fishing and whaling communities are being challenged by the young people leaving these small islands for a different life on the mainland.
© Farida Mahdy
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