If it’s an endangered species, maybe there might be an argument for banning a hunt, but Seals are plentiful and this is how these people have fed themselves for centuries.
It's more complex, provisions are in place to allow indigenous peoples hunting but the shutting down of the industry has destroyed the market, changed what was once a livelihood to subsistence, and impoverished the whole community
Why do most people champion cute animals only? How about crocodiles? An estimate of less than 100 adult Philippine crocodiles are left in the wild, but the slaughter of crocodiles are rarely mentioned. Fur good; scale bad.
Because it's all about $$$$$. Cute animals = more interest & fundraisers/donations/celebrity endorsements, it has little to do with conservation or humaneness
Cute and fluffy catches the eye and causes more of an emotional response with the general public. For the most part we empathize with species that emulate us. More people will react to a seal cub being slaughtered than a beetle species going extinct. Fortunately a lot of these furry mammals are key elements to their ecosystem (especially carnivores) and therefore through protecting them you save the entire ecosystem as a whole. This seal campaign is not about conservation though and is more on a culture practice being labeled as “animal cruelty”.
@@LittleMissLonely13 In many ways, it kinda is about conservation. Conservation has sadly got a dark & troubled history of trampling over the rights & sovereignty of indigenous peoples in many parts of the world. Native Americans were kicked off of what is now Yellowstone National Park, the Massai in Kenya have had land stolen off them to preserve rhinos, indigenous people in India are being evicted from their lands for them to be made into tiger reserves, & the Baka in the Republic of Congo are being beaten, raped, & killed by game keepers funded by WWF in the name of protecting the gorillas. Yes, *that* WWF. Conservation desperately needs to recognise the important role indigenous people play in protecting the land they live on, & the flora & fauna that live on it. Basically, conservation needs to decolonize
@@justsomestranger4894 Completely agree. This is a topic a professor of mine touched on (U.S. National Parks specifically) and it has stayed with me since. There needs to be a fine balance between conserving nature while respecting its indigenous people. If anything, we should learn from them.
It appears from the documentary - and I may be wrong - that the Inuit are approaching this issue singularly. Instead view it through the lens of "us" rather than "we". Few people hear or let alone think about Inuit save for those who live in proximity to them. Yet much of the world has heard of the historical plight of "native people" - let alone native Americans etc.. So the native American tribes in the US and Canada sometimes speak as one people against a thing as they band together to protest a pipeline or whatever = and the Inuit must use that same paradigm here. Thus if they can perhaps garner support from other native American peoples etc. then their plight is not merely an "Inuit" problem = but one of the rights of native peoples who are fighting for their subsistence as well as their cultural inheritance. Moral of the story: to be the loudest voice in the room = you must be the loudest voice in the room. So the anti-rights organizations speak with a loud voice because they have celebrities and PR firms behind them making arguments which people can easily relate to. The Inuit must try to similarly tie their issues to those of other native peoples who in a world which often pays no attention to them will better take notice. Tell people the Inuit are suffering and they will say = "who are they??" Tell them that native rights are being trampled = and you have a message others might better recognize as it has been used by native peoples around the world at different times to elucidate their plight. Think "broader".
My stance: Inuik people have been doing that for hundreds of years... they use nature wisely and with respect...seals have never been in danger of extinction...what is the problem? compare to what corporations are doing to our planet ...I think these activists are fighting the wrong battle.
If it’s an endangered species, maybe there might be an argument for banning a hunt, but Seals are plentiful and this is how these people have fed themselves for centuries.
It's not a endangered animal
@@andyp320 thats what it says?
It's more complex, provisions are in place to allow indigenous peoples hunting but the shutting down of the industry has destroyed the market, changed what was once a livelihood to subsistence, and impoverished the whole community
Yes but for me IT should be banned only industrial way
Why do most people champion cute animals only? How about crocodiles? An estimate of less than 100 adult Philippine crocodiles are left in the wild, but the slaughter of crocodiles are rarely mentioned. Fur good; scale bad.
I have noticed that too. Animal rights activists tend to champion saving cute animal exclusively. Or majestic ones like whales.
Because it's all about $$$$$. Cute animals = more interest & fundraisers/donations/celebrity endorsements, it has little to do with conservation or humaneness
Cute and fluffy catches the eye and causes more of an emotional response with the general public. For the most part we empathize with species that emulate us. More people will react to a seal cub being slaughtered than a beetle species going extinct. Fortunately a lot of these furry mammals are key elements to their ecosystem (especially carnivores) and therefore through protecting them you save the entire ecosystem as a whole. This seal campaign is not about conservation though and is more on a culture practice being labeled as “animal cruelty”.
@@LittleMissLonely13
In many ways, it kinda is about conservation. Conservation has sadly got a dark & troubled history of trampling over the rights & sovereignty of indigenous peoples in many parts of the world.
Native Americans were kicked off of what is now Yellowstone National Park, the Massai in Kenya have had land stolen off them to preserve rhinos, indigenous people in India are being evicted from their lands for them to be made into tiger reserves, & the Baka in the Republic of Congo are being beaten, raped, & killed by game keepers funded by WWF in the name of protecting the gorillas. Yes, *that* WWF.
Conservation desperately needs to recognise the important role indigenous people play in protecting the land they live on, & the flora & fauna that live on it. Basically, conservation needs to decolonize
@@justsomestranger4894 Completely agree. This is a topic a professor of mine touched on (U.S. National Parks specifically) and it has stayed with me since. There needs to be a fine balance between conserving nature while respecting its indigenous people. If anything, we should learn from them.
Thumbs up for Alethea. My vote go for Inuk people here
I learned so much from watching this documentary! Very well done!
Very interesting. Good to hear both sides, as always
Why is the first I'm hearing of this film from a Canadland interview with Alethea?
It appears from the documentary - and I may be wrong - that the Inuit are approaching this issue singularly. Instead view it through the lens of "us" rather than "we". Few people hear or let alone think about Inuit save for those who live in proximity to them. Yet much of the world has heard of the historical plight of "native people" - let alone native Americans etc..
So the native American tribes in the US and Canada sometimes speak as one people against a thing as they band together to protest a pipeline or whatever = and the Inuit must use that same paradigm here. Thus if they can perhaps garner support from other native American peoples etc. then their plight is not merely an "Inuit" problem = but one of the rights of native peoples who are fighting for their subsistence as well as their cultural inheritance.
Moral of the story: to be the loudest voice in the room = you must be the loudest voice in the room. So the anti-rights organizations speak with a loud voice because they have celebrities and PR firms behind them making arguments which people can easily relate to. The Inuit must try to similarly tie their issues to those of other native peoples who in a world which often pays no attention to them will better take notice. Tell people the Inuit are suffering and they will say = "who are they??" Tell them that native rights are being trampled = and you have a message others might better recognize as it has been used by native peoples around the world at different times to elucidate their plight. Think "broader".
where can I watch this film?
Tubi TV, free app
Its on TH-cam "angry inuk"
Free on Amazon Prime
We are the guardian of this earth
My stance: Inuik people have been doing that for hundreds of years... they use nature wisely and with respect...seals have never been in danger of extinction...what is the problem? compare to what corporations are doing to our planet ...I think these activists are fighting the wrong battle.
If you are looking for the movie - vev.io/qy3p06e84yo7 Go Inuit