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Inuit subsistence whaling, 2007. A beluga whale is flensed for its maktaaq (skin), an important source of vitamin C. [1]Aboriginal whaling or indigenous whaling is the hunting of whales by indigenous peoples recognised by either IWC (International Whaling Commission) or the hunting is considered as part of indigenous activity by the country. [2]
Harpoons – the Inuit had developed the harpoon independent of any Old World influences, in order to hunt seals, walrus, and whales. The Inuit of West Greenland called the harpoon maupok. Harpoons enabled the Inuit to hunt large marine mammals from a distance in the umiak and kayak in the open Arctic Ocean.
Iñupiat Family from Noatak, Alaska, 1929. Subsistence hunting of the bowhead whale is permitted by the International Whaling Commission, under limited conditions.While whaling is banned in most parts of the world, some of the Native peoples of North America, including the Inuit and Iñupiat peoples in Alaska, [1] continue to hunt the Bowhead whale.
For hundreds and thousands of years, the many diverse Inuit communities in the Arctic and subarctic have survived on traditional forms of hunting. Until recently, with the expansion of the western ideas and ideologies, technology and cultural ideas have remained untouched, but new technologies have played a role in modern-day hunting techniques.
Inuit dance at Utqiaġvik. After a break, filled by singing and story telling, the whaling crews begin to distribute the catch to each family who attends the event. The amount that is given away depends on the size and number of whales harvested. First comes the quaq, which is whale meat frozen raw and cut into cubes.
Aasivissuit – Nipisat: Inuit Hunting Ground between Ice and Sea is a cultural landscape and UNESCO World Heritage Site located in the central part of Western Greenland. [1] Added to the World Heritage List in 2018, the site preserves the archeological remains of over 4000 years of occupation and contains well-preserved evidence of seasonal ...
The Inuit moved with the seasons to maximize their chances of a successful hunt; their entire families often moved with them. [9] Because of this, tools and other items used by the Inuit for hunting and food preparation had to be light and easily transported.
Inuit navigators understood the concept of maps and could construct a relief map from sand, sticks, and pebbles to give directions to others. [6] Maps were also drawn on skins using plant dyes. [ 6 ] For example, the bark of the alder tree provided a red-brown shade, and spruce produced red, [ 11 ] and berries, lichen, moss and algae also ...