A lot of work goes into a traditional Alaskan whale hunt, with a successful catch playing a big part in a community's survival. For more information on these hunts, you can read on here: on.natgeo.com/2FU4giC
Not very traditional we used to use canoes and went out in several small boats but still thank you for the video wish there was more showing my ancestors way of life
@National Geographic Please can i have the song that starts from like 7:12 . I am from Nagaland(India)and the song is quite like the way my people sing here .I want to let my mom listen
@Jason Rasmussen Oh they do target the Inuit when it's Seal season. The Canadian coast guard protects the Inuit sailors who would certainly die if they were rammed by a large vessle like the Sea Shepered uses (since the water is freezing, falling in would mean death).
@Jason Rasmussen why don't you, go read the the Marine Protection Act. You will find that there is literally an entire section excusing Native Americans who live up in Alaska. My country Canada has a similar exception in our laws. So they aren't "breaking" the law because the law does not apply to them due to their uniqe situation.
It's a whole other world. If the western ways fail. I pray they never does. But if it does well still be here. Welcoming all walks of life. Even these haters are welcome. Once they live the lifestyle. They'll humble down.
The Fifth Hour Dang right there’s a difference. While whales are endangered, this kind of hunting is barely even scratching the surface of the populations.
Ya controlled hunt is actually a good way to maintain balance in a habit’s population. There are tags a laws to protect. This isn’t industrial and the bowhead species isn’t endangered
@@reeenzdyt4458 vegans are too stupid to understand such concepts, trust me. I've tried explaining it to them but it won't go through their thick skulls
I volunteer at a zoo and know about the subsistence hunters in Alaska and Canada. They continue to fascinate me because of the way they live. These people are deeply reliant on the animals they hunt because it is for survival. They use every part of the animal. They do not waste anything. They hunt to survive and only to survive. To all you commenters who are criticizing them for it, I would like to see how well you’d be able to live like that. You probably wouldn’t even last a single day living like they do
I'm from the PNW and even in our small and remote communities all races come with us and respect the game. We use more of the whale or any animal but most ppl will bring scraps they don't use to the rez and we make jewelry, clothes, oils etc etc. In more populated areas its a bit disturbing 😳 leaving the guts in the middle of the woods would hurt my heart. Not speaking bad about it. We really are very different still in culture.
I am not criticizing this but the last part of your comment is irrelevant. Why should any person who is criticizing this way of life be able to live like they do? You could ask them whether they could live there in the way that they themselves talk about !
I needed this today. Thank you for supporting our whaling rights in our traditional way. I'm native from Washington state and we are also a whaling culture. We had to cease our hunts and fought it to the Supreme Court. Many of our ceremonies and songs were lost. It's such a huge difference though...why is there so much hate and protests for my people and all along the coast really, but all I see is support for this tribes traditional ceremonies. Thank you so much! It means a lot to me and to us
@@haleyguthrie3113 get enough of you and you will/do... actually, thats exactly what happens. Doesnt matter what color skin or what heritage it just comes down to (more) people doing the same thing
@@vladimiroboukhov8395 the fact is they didnt wipe out the whales, they lived with and sustainably hunted whales amongst other animals for thousands of years. Whites ruined it in less than 200 years. Those are the facts. Tired of this BS conjecture saying Native peoples incompetence as hunters was the only reason they didnt wipe out everything like the whites did.
I admire the respect they have towards taking its life. These people depend on whale meat to survive, yet still show enormous remorse and respect towards taking its life. Something we pampered people would take for granted.
I think a lot of people in the western world would have a serious problem if they had to gut an animal, take out all the guts and other stuff to get to the good stuff. If that was your only means of survival I would imagine you would get used to it quickly but some people would probably throw up or would not be able to look at seeing the insides of a dead animal. I have never done it but I do not think I would have a problem with it. "A Mans gotta eat" -Randy from Trailer Park Boys
@@ontariobudsa little heartless you wouldn’t have a natural aversion to gore I think you overestimate yourself having no reaction the first time probably isn’t a good thing
I know it's only meant to be a short film but I really wish there were more! Especially love the "Prayer for the Whale," (0:30--1:00) and bringing in the whale with the blessing ceremony (6:00--7:00). If this was a trailer to a longer and more in-depth documentary film I would totally watch it!
I lived in Barrow during the time Kiliii filmed this. We discussed the film. Glad to see it came out and he is pleased with it. I have filmed numerous butchering if whales and can tell you that it is a sacred event that the Inupiaq are very appreciate of their food when given it.
Such an amazing way to provide food for a whole village. They are grateful and nothing is wasted. We lived in the village of Unalakleet, Alaska for a year. I never got to see them do a whale hunt but I know how they respect the land and the animals in it ❤
DestinyWiki | Conditions in the Arctic Circle are too harsh to grow fruit and vegetables. Animals are really the only food and fresh imports are too expensive. No, large scale killing of animals when there are other options available isn’t right, however in this case it is justified because without hunting the community wouldn’t be able to survive.
It ain’t really traditional anymore. We use a whale gun which is just a big bomb you shoot at the whale and it explodes inside of the whale then you harpoon it. But we still can look out at the sea like what our ancestors have done for a long time.
@@rodneya1828 there’s been meeting about filming the actual harpooning and shooting since the internets getting more sensitive and what mot and now there’s old footage of catching it
Amazing! They go out in a canoe and get a whale using only a spear. The entire village pulls the whale’s body out of the water and it is then harvested and eaten throughout the winter. They don’t kill a bunch of whales for the “sport” of it, but they kill one whale to feed their people. These are an amazing people!
meri khel - I am an American. I am not trying to kill you. Americans (except for insanely sick ones) do not eat other people. If someone is telling you that, it is what is known as propaganda. That means that untruths are being spread simply to put fear into your hearts. Frightened sheep follow the shepherd. Take care. Peace!
Kristine Guetschow ..swear ALLAH..we were 6 sublings..amaricans bomb us..my mother my 4 sublings died..my father and one sister have lost their legs..they bomb my whole village..they ate us..swear they ate my whole people .i hate u..i hate all humens..whole world got unite for us..swear we were happely living in our mountains..u are vampires..we hate u
What a wonderful tradition community effort. Seeing the generosity of this community by cooking and serving everyone then celebrating by having fun and singing. Beautiful.
@Jason Rasmussen and who's responsible for having them endangered? These eskimos? Point ur fingers to the responsible ones. And if u want them to be stopped, give them substitutes.. not punish them...
My grandfather always told me to apologize and give thanks to any animal hunted I'm from Alaska. Edit: out of Seal, Walrus, Whale, Spotted Seal has got to be the best tasting meat hands down.
What a beautiful culture and tradition. This has nothing to do with whaling but rather survival of traditions and ancient cultures. How beautiful and wonderful to learn from.
No life is the most precious thing mankind has......and yet you find it acceptable to take another species life for a tradition, a simple copying of what you're ancestors did in the past to survive when there were no other options for food like there are so many today.....this is not a "need" to situation, it's a "want" to situation. You actually think a tradition is more precious then a life? Really?
To everyone saying they should stop hunting the whales because they're endangered. Three things. 1. Bowhead whales are not endangered. 2. Even if they were, what you folks don't understand is unlike whalers such as the Japanese who overhunt, the Inuits only hunt as much as they need, one whale alone being enough to keep them fed the entire year and make sure to not have any part go to waste. If that ain't respect for the animal they hunt, I don't know what is. 3. They've been hunting whales for thousands of years. It's a traditional part of their life so to take that away from them would be disgraceful.
ok i agree with you on the first 2 things you listed but he third one? i mean just cause people have done it for a long time doesn’t make it right, if so then woman would be near the bottom classes of society racism would be rampant and nothing would be better because we would be stuck in the same way from hundreds of years ago.
@@Titan-sv8go My point is they don't overhunt these whales, unlike Japanese whalers, they know when they have enough which again in this case, one whale keeping them fed for the whole year making sure to using up every part and not let it go to waste.
Not to be ironic or a downer but just because something is traditional it doesn’t mean a thing 👀 it just means they have been doing it forever lol 2. They had vehicles,boats all powered by motors and they had machine guns lol I’m sure they do not need to hunt anything out there. Also if there was something going around eating humans, but only maybe once or twice a year and wait for it... they didn’t leave anything to waste it would still be bad 😂😂😂
@@michaelmenei5403 bruh the alskan bowhead whale population is endangered...and again if population is not yet endangered it doesn't mean that me go on manicly hunting bthe species untill it becomes one
As a hunter, angler, conservationist, and animal lover I understand almost all sides of this arguement. I understand why peopel think it should be stopped since most whales species are endangered, however it's not the small scale hunting by these villages that are causing the problems but rather the commercial hunting conducted by asian and white countries. They practiced the wholesale slaughter of whales just for their oil and balleen, while these peopel use every part of a few eagles eagles to feed while communities for entire seasons. Do I believe that as long as it's well regulated and whale populations a relatively stable they should be allowed to continue plus, hunting isnt even the main threat to whales anymore now its mainly pollution and global warming.
I got nothing but respect for the people that hunt traditional ways . Its been this way way before commercial fishing and its culture and heritage. Keep up the culture and traditions i say God bless. In Australia we hunt turtles 🐢 some people find it wrong but they need to understand we are legally allowed to hunt these creatures because we have been doing it for thousands of years and we feed our families
@Mason Murchison There is nothing “traditional” about these Alaskan people. They live in wooden houses, they wear clothes from Walmart, and they drive the Ford and Chevy trucks. （additionally.they supplement their diet with food products purchased at grocery stores.）
@@山下清-n9z There's parts of Alaska that are completely impossible to get to and out of in winter. Therefore killing 1 whale and not wasting a single bit is ok
So please enlighten us with your educated background. Perhaps we can learn a lot from you. These traditional huntings may have way more impact than you think. The whale which they kill can be a carrier of good genes or he can have more productive sperm than other whales. So you can not say that this will not effect the whale population. Certain species of whales are endangered so i think they could reconsider their traditions. We do not live in a time when there is an abundance of animals such it was in 1800s or earlier. We should take care of our environment and should not kill animals for traditional purposes. I understand that they live of it and eat it, but there are more possibilities. Please take care of the environment and spread the word. This is not a hate comment and i am not trying to disrespect you. I respect everyone’s opinion. I am just concerned about our environment.
Dato “Certain species” Which most of those whales Don’t live in the arctic They live in the pacific and Atlantic These whales aren’t endangered. Bowheads are not endangered Blue whales Sperm whales Hump backs are etc... etc...
Chi vive in città,vive in gabbia e non se ne rende conto,ha perso il senso della vita,della socialità,queste persone hanno mantenuto usi e costumi dei.propri avi pur ricorrendo a qualche modernità gli altri hanno ormai cancellato nel loro animo quanto elaborato dall'essere umano in migliaia e migliaia di anni ed esperienze.
You actually believe a simple tradition, is more important then an actual living, breathing, intelligent species life?? What should scare you is that you believe a simple act of copying what some ancient relative used to do to survive, when you aren't doing it yourself to survive, takes precident over anythings life.....that is scarey, but typical for anyone with a lack of empathy for other species because that human believes what they want to do is more important as they feel above or superior to an animal. It's not ignorant people commenting, it's people with empathy and against a senseless slaughter of a whale just because someone did it in the past......this is why the Ocean has been overfished, people who think like you
@jnielsen90 In case you weren't aware, it's not just a tradition. It's a means of life for many indigenous peoples living in the Arctic. To simply stop would result in people starving. But my guess is that you don't really care because you don't have to see the results of what happens when these people stop providing food for themselves. To answer your statement, I don't feel superior to all the beautiful and wonderful animals, but people need to eat. The respect that I and many other people who kill and eat their own food have for the animals we eat is something you could never even comprehend. However, I do agree that it is terrible how overfished the oceans have become. But that's not the fault of a small community, trying to live. It's the fault of big business and their lack of empathy towards the natural world.
@@tristenfosbery8079 You can't simply separate yourself from the rest of humanity and what we are collectively responsible for like you are. All humans are responsible including small communities. They also don't need to do that to survive, they choose to live where they do and hunt what they hunt
I lived where this was filmed for three years and loved and really miss it there and really love the people there they have so much respect for the land in all of the hunting and not of just the whale hunts but also the Caribou and birds that they harvest and for anyone that would be against it just try to pay the prices that they have to pay in the stores for food first and try doing it year round its not going to happen and also they don’t go trophy hunting they are only looking to fill the freezer and to feed the family and the elders and I was so blessed to be able to go hunt with them and help it was such an eye-opener of the traditions to be able just help cut up the whale with them and get a share. I will always remember them and the blessings I had with them.
سلام احترام به همه جانداران واجب است . من مسلمانم در دین اسلام خدا میفرمایید . میازار موری که دانه کش است .که جان داردو جان شیرین خوش است . خیلی دلم برا نهنگ سوخت حتی گریه کردم .
The traditional native whale hunt is different than the commercial hunting of the 1800s and early 1900s. They used every single part of the whale, and were thankefuo for the whale, it was a more spiritual thing and they had a lot of respect. The commercial whaling was purely for money
i was so excited to see How they were going to kill and drag a whale to shore, but that wasn't shown at all.. :( dafuk you give us the before and after and skip the entire middle. good lord what a tease
Just think about it we as a people up here in Northern Alaska are just a handful of generations out of the stone age, we are still finding stone harpoon heads in some of the whales caught to this day
@@denniswhite166 cthulu is a deity from a cult religion, he is an octopus headed demon who lives in the sea and has the ability to travel through dimensions, make people go insane, and summon monsters
Commercial hunting makes me crazy mad bc its disgusting but when one whale is killed and feeds numerous families for an entire winter, I'm completely at peace with that.
None of these people need to live this way they are wilfully ignorant and refuse to live like regular people because of delusions. They use "Tradition" as a way to excuse their behavior. There's electricity and heat in the modern world but they would rather selectively take some things from the modern world whilst simultaneously claiming Tradition so they can kill endangered species like they didn't know about the rest of the world 😉
1:55 couldn't help but notice how healthy and chubby he looks. This is what happens when ecosystems are being cared for correctly by people who were a functioning part of it for thousands of years.
The difference is we do not eat it by ourselves, we give also to our families out of town all over it is given 😀 ,a good chief never takes. This I've heard from the lower nation's around the world tribes ,clans,tongues.all would all over the world and yes nowadays too give give. Mom would say pray
I like the fact that they are paying reverence to the whale dying to feed them and thanking God.If they kill only one to feed all during their harsh time I am okay with that.
I love animals but we should respect others traditions and they have not other a lot of choice because of climate environment such as fruits vegetables
They look similar to Mongolians. I just learned that Hello is said the same as Mongolian. Very interesting link between Alaskan natives and Mongolians. Maybe even Siberians too!
We are basically Asians in the long ago pass in north America there are two distinct people from Asia that crossed the land bridge the Inuit in the north and the indigenous tribes now in habiting Central Alaska, southern alaska to southern Canada and to Central America
You know for all y’all triggered in the comment section. Everything on whale doesn’t go to waste, and this isn’t the industrial whaling that we did about 200 years ago.
A lot of work goes into a traditional Alaskan whale hunt, with a successful catch playing a big part in a community's survival. For more information on these hunts, you can read on here: on.natgeo.com/2FU4giC
Not very traditional we used to use canoes and went out in several small boats but still thank you for the video wish there was more showing my ancestors way of life
One like equal a middle finger to the people that kill dolphin and whales 🐋
@National Geographic Please can i have the song that starts from like 7:12 . I am from Nagaland(India)and the song is quite like the way my people sing here .I want to let my mom listen
@Jason Rasmussen Oh they do target the Inuit when it's Seal season. The Canadian coast guard protects the Inuit sailors who would certainly die if they were rammed by a large vessle like the Sea Shepered uses (since the water is freezing, falling in would mean death).
@Jason Rasmussen why don't you, go read the the Marine Protection Act. You will find that there is literally an entire section excusing Native Americans who live up in Alaska. My country Canada has a similar exception in our laws. So they aren't "breaking" the law because the law does not apply to them due to their uniqe situation.
I love the way it portrays what it's REALLY LIKE to be hunting or spotting wildlife: Patience. Nothingness. Lookout. Failure. Patience again.
It's a whole other world. If the western ways fail. I pray they never does. But if it does well still be here. Welcoming all walks of life. Even these haters are welcome. Once they live the lifestyle. They'll humble down.
100%, most of hunting is trying to stay in the game stay focused even when you’re seeing no game
I’ve never witnessed such amazing images combined with such incompetent editing and storytelling.
I hope this will be your next episode 😍
It's really u sunny big fan of you
Hahaha Sunny
Yup!
Oh bruh your my favourite TH-camr nice to see you here
There's a clear difference between traditional hunting and industrial whaling. Their purposes.
The Fifth Hour
Dang right there’s a difference. While whales are endangered, this kind of hunting is barely even scratching the surface of the populations.
Nothing wrong with either.
Ya controlled hunt is actually a good way to maintain balance in a habit’s population. There are tags a laws to protect. This isn’t industrial and the bowhead species isn’t endangered
@@joecoolberry911 no sir playing god is the problem. And traditions are bongus. They can move to a warmer climate.
@@Blessedgreenlight right
"Experience a Traditional Whale Hunt"
Doesn't show whale hunt.
if they do, the vegans would start the world war 4 lol
My gripe as well
They thank the whale for its life and show the utmost respect for it giving its life so they may live. Its part of there religion pretty much
@@wenabelarmino6790 they clearly said its traditional so the vegans are not gonna be angry
@@reeenzdyt4458 vegans are too stupid to understand such concepts, trust me. I've tried explaining it to them but it won't go through their thick skulls
It’s incredible how much value a single whale can provide for its surrounding ecosystem.
I'll knock that whale out
I volunteer at a zoo and know about the subsistence hunters in Alaska and Canada. They continue to fascinate me because of the way they live. These people are deeply reliant on the animals they hunt because it is for survival. They use every part of the animal. They do not waste anything. They hunt to survive and only to survive.
To all you commenters who are criticizing them for it, I would like to see how well you’d be able to live like that. You probably wouldn’t even last a single day living like they do
I'm from the PNW and even in our small and remote communities all races come with us and respect the game. We use more of the whale or any animal but most ppl will bring scraps they don't use to the rez and we make jewelry, clothes, oils etc etc.
In more populated areas its a bit disturbing 😳 leaving the guts in the middle of the woods would hurt my heart. Not speaking bad about it. We really are very different still in culture.
I am not criticizing this but the last part of your comment is irrelevant. Why should any person who is criticizing this way of life be able to live like they do? You could ask them whether they could live there in the way that they themselves talk about !
I needed this today. Thank you for supporting our whaling rights in our traditional way. I'm native from Washington state and we are also a whaling culture. We had to cease our hunts and fought it to the Supreme Court. Many of our ceremonies and songs were lost.
It's such a huge difference though...why is there so much hate and protests for my people and all along the coast really, but all I see is support for this tribes traditional ceremonies. Thank you so much! It means a lot to me and to us
im with the whales
@@vladimiroboukhov8395 you can be. But at the end of the day, we aren't the ones who drove our Native wildlife into detrimental low numbers
@@haleyguthrie3113 get enough of you and you will/do... actually, thats exactly what happens. Doesnt matter what color skin or what heritage it just comes down to (more) people doing the same thing
@@vladimiroboukhov8395 you obviously don’t know American history
@@vladimiroboukhov8395 the fact is they didnt wipe out the whales, they lived with and sustainably hunted whales amongst other animals for thousands of years. Whites ruined it in less than 200 years. Those are the facts. Tired of this BS conjecture saying Native peoples incompetence as hunters was the only reason they didnt wipe out everything like the whites did.
I admire the respect they have towards taking its life. These people depend on whale meat to survive, yet still show enormous remorse and respect towards taking its life. Something we pampered people would take for granted.
I think a lot of people in the western world would have a serious problem if they had to gut an animal, take out all the guts and other stuff to get to the good stuff.
If that was your only means of survival I would imagine you would get used to it quickly but some people would probably throw up or would not be able to look at seeing the insides of a dead animal. I have never done it but I do not think I would have a problem with it.
"A Mans gotta eat"
-Randy from Trailer Park Boys
You need to travel more in the Western World, its full of Hunters that go back many generations.
@@ontariobudsa little heartless you wouldn’t have a natural aversion to gore
I think you overestimate yourself
having no reaction the first time probably isn’t a good thing
I know it's only meant to be a short film but I really wish there were more! Especially love the "Prayer for the Whale," (0:30--1:00) and bringing in the whale with the blessing ceremony (6:00--7:00). If this was a trailer to a longer and more in-depth documentary film I would totally watch it!
I lived in Barrow during the time Kiliii filmed this. We discussed the film. Glad to see it came out and he is pleased with it. I have filmed numerous butchering if whales and can tell you that it is a sacred event that the Inupiaq are very appreciate of their food when given it.
Such an amazing way to provide food for a whole village. They are grateful and nothing is wasted. We lived in the village of Unalakleet, Alaska for a year. I never got to see them do a whale hunt but I know how they respect the land and the animals in it ❤
DestinyWiki | Conditions in the Arctic Circle are too harsh to grow fruit and vegetables. Animals are really the only food and fresh imports are too expensive. No, large scale killing of animals when there are other options available isn’t right, however in this case it is justified because without hunting the community wouldn’t be able to survive.
Good to know!
DestinyWiki do you not eat animals?
@@DestinyWiki They need it to live.
Great point, Jennora! For more information on these whale hunts, you can read on here: on.natgeo.com/2FU4giC
I'm still waiting to experience a traditional whale hunt.... great filming, but you missed out an entire part, the part I came to see.
It ain’t really traditional anymore. We use a whale gun which is just a big bomb you shoot at the whale and it explodes inside of the whale then you harpoon it. But we still can look out at the sea like what our ancestors have done for a long time.
@@rodneya1828 there’s been meeting about filming the actual harpooning and shooting since the internets getting more sensitive and what mot and now there’s old footage of catching it
Why people are getting so sensitive of everything.
WAH WAH WAH 😢😢😢😢experience a whale hunt 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Amazing! They go out in a canoe and get a whale using only a spear. The entire village pulls the whale’s body out of the water and it is then harvested and eaten throughout the winter. They don’t kill a bunch of whales for the “sport” of it, but they kill one whale to feed their people. These are an amazing people!
*harpoon
@@theburningman5047 *BGM-71 TOW Anti-Tank Missile
and why amricans and their friends killing us??? i am from afghanistan..will they eat us??
meri khel - I am an American. I am not trying to kill you. Americans (except for insanely sick ones) do not eat other people. If someone is telling you that, it is what is known as propaganda. That means that untruths are being spread simply to put fear into your hearts. Frightened sheep follow the shepherd. Take care. Peace!
Kristine Guetschow ..swear ALLAH..we were 6 sublings..amaricans bomb us..my mother my 4 sublings died..my father and one sister have lost their legs..they bomb my whole village..they ate us..swear they ate my whole people .i hate u..i hate all humens..whole world got unite for us..swear we were happely living in our mountains..u are vampires..we hate u
What a wonderful tradition community effort. Seeing the generosity of this community by cooking and serving everyone then celebrating by having fun and singing. Beautiful.
When you kill the animal yourself, you have much more respect for the meat. These guys don’t waste anything from that whale carcass
Jason Rasmussen what country do you live in?
@Jason Rasmussen The species they hunt is not endangered.
@Jason Rasmussen and who's responsible for having them endangered? These eskimos?
Point ur fingers to the responsible ones. And if u want them to be stopped, give them substitutes.. not punish them...
My grandfather always told me to apologize and give thanks to any animal hunted I'm from Alaska.
Edit: out of Seal, Walrus, Whale,
Spotted Seal has got to be the best tasting meat hands down.
*I CAME HERE FOR THE COMMENTS*
I wasn't disappointed
@@Noisykiller12 neither was I
Afonso Rodrigues me too
Me to🤣🤣
10/10 comment section, almost killed me
What a beautiful culture and tradition. This has nothing to do with whaling but rather survival of traditions and ancient cultures. How beautiful and wonderful to learn from.
I agree with your words. They aren't a "whaling" people, this is hunt and harvest for the village, so your comment is perfectly on topic. 😊
They edited out all the gore and people were still triggered lol
Maybe TH-cam is hiding comments but as far as I can see that's why people are triggered lol
we love gore🙊
Every generation is getting softer hahahaha
Vegans spoil everything lol
I wanted the real stuff. Closing out of the vid now.
Whale:
Vegan: It's the circle of life!
Native:
Vegan: YOU MONSTER!
Don't think like a stupid. There are many types of fish then why only the whale.😫😫
@@thehealer4673 because it's huge, feeds a village, gives fuel, etc etc all things fish can't do without getting thousands upon thousands
Don’t be stupid the none healer!
@@thehealer4673 loo
@@thehealer4673 lol
Tradition is the most precious thing the mankind have.
No life is the most precious thing mankind has......and yet you find it acceptable to take another species life for a tradition, a simple copying of what you're ancestors did in the past to survive when there were no other options for food like there are so many today.....this is not a "need" to situation, it's a "want" to situation. You actually think a tradition is more precious then a life? Really?
Love how they respect the animal and the kill. And 100% of that whale will be used. No waste, which would disrespect the whale.
Yeah well so is commercial whaling... nobody likes to waste a hard earned kill
Respect would be not to kill
Hey mom! what's for breakfast?!
Mom: Whale
I'll wait til lunch! what's lunch?!
Mom:Whale
...then what's for dinner?!
Mom: Whale
🤣🤣🤣🤣
It actually tastes amazing
Making fun of indigenous peoples is sick
@@breezy2768 as an inuk from alaska i like this humor, i promise they aren’t making fun of our food just saying that to lighten up the comment section
To everyone saying they should stop hunting the whales because they're endangered.
Three things.
1. Bowhead whales are not endangered.
2. Even if they were, what you folks don't understand is unlike whalers such as the Japanese who overhunt, the Inuits only hunt as much as they need, one whale alone being enough to keep them fed the entire year and make sure to not have any part go to waste. If that ain't respect for the animal they hunt, I don't know what is.
3. They've been hunting whales for thousands of years. It's a traditional part of their life so to take that away from them would be disgraceful.
ok i agree with you on the first 2 things you listed but he third one? i mean just cause people have done it for a long time doesn’t make it right, if so then woman would be near the bottom classes of society racism would be rampant and nothing would be better because we would be stuck in the same way from hundreds of years ago.
@@Titan-sv8go My point is they don't overhunt these whales, unlike Japanese whalers, they know when they have enough which again in this case, one whale keeping them fed for the whole year making sure to using up every part and not let it go to waste.
Not to be ironic or a downer but just because something is traditional it doesn’t mean a thing 👀 it just means they have been doing it forever lol
2. They had vehicles,boats all powered by motors and they had machine guns lol I’m sure they do not need to hunt anything out there.
Also if there was something going around eating humans, but only maybe once or twice a year and wait for it... they didn’t leave anything to waste it would still be bad 😂😂😂
@@4skin4sale71 LEGEND
@@michaelmenei5403 bruh the alskan bowhead whale population is endangered...and again if population is not yet endangered it doesn't mean that me go on manicly hunting bthe species untill it becomes one
As a hunter, angler, conservationist, and animal lover I understand almost all sides of this arguement. I understand why peopel think it should be stopped since most whales species are endangered, however it's not the small scale hunting by these villages that are causing the problems but rather the commercial hunting conducted by asian and white countries. They practiced the wholesale slaughter of whales just for their oil and balleen, while these peopel use every part of a few eagles eagles to feed while communities for entire seasons. Do I believe that as long as it's well regulated and whale populations a relatively stable they should be allowed to continue plus, hunting isnt even the main threat to whales anymore now its mainly pollution and global warming.
Lmao stfu
The_SaVage Get a life.
You are right I think Norway and Japan are the only countries that still continue to hunt whales.
Please say Norway and Japan instead of Asian and Whites countries
Norway and Japan, and also Iceland too if I'm not mistaken. Just read a news that Icelandic whalers just caught a rare whale few months back
Truly amazing that there is still some parts that use every part of the animal. It’s life, and it’s respectful energy transference
I hope the younger generations are keeping the traditional ways alive
I got nothing but respect for the people that hunt traditional ways . Its been this way way before commercial fishing and its culture and heritage. Keep up the culture and traditions i say God bless. In Australia we hunt turtles 🐢 some people find it wrong but they need to understand we are legally allowed to hunt these creatures because we have been doing it for thousands of years and we feed our families
Don't need music not a drama. Life needs life to keep going. Giving a great thank you God 😊 makes a huge difference. Giving and giving thanks!
So no one noticed the fresh polar bear rug at 3:50 🥶 living in the wild!
its not a polar bear rug lol, they were laying it down so it doesn't wrinkle up. I'm Alakan native so I know
Roberta Ahmaogak Nabers explain the claws
only if you can explain why you can't read, she wrote its not a rug, she didn't write its not a bear.
It looks like sid from iceage LOL!
@@oogway2910 she said it wasn’t a rug, they’re flattening it out.
Now this is true community!!!teaching respect ... Passing on the culture... Beautiful video ..🤠🤗
Much respect for them. I got chills just by watching the ice n the freezing water it must be so cold
من ایرانم . خودم عاشق تیر اندازی هستم کلکسیون تفنگ دارم البته طبق قانون کشورم .ولی بشدت از کشتن حیوانات متنفرم .. دلم برای این نهنگ سوخت .گریه کردم .
Whale hunting is fine in situations like this when the people actually need it
@別名、「千枚通し」 チャンコ口狩りの鈴木十四郎 I think he is talking about the large companies that harpoon them dialy.
Japanese whaling = cruel
American whaling = amazing!
A typical American double standard. This Is Why American Aren't Respected.
@Mason Murchison There is nothing “traditional” about these Alaskan people. They live in wooden houses, they wear clothes from Walmart, and they drive the Ford and Chevy trucks. （additionally.they supplement their diet with food products purchased at grocery stores.）
@Mason Murchison In short, they don't need to whaling.
@@山下清-n9z There's parts of Alaska that are completely impossible to get to and out of in winter. Therefore killing 1 whale and not wasting a single bit is ok
This was like someone filming a fight at school, shows everything BUT what everyone wants
Respect for the people up North and their culture
I’m sure these arctic natives feel a lot better about their whale hunt after the TH-cam comment section gave them the all clear
They dont give af about approval of us lol
@Gregor Heisenhorn what is tjat whoosh thing? Its cringy
@@angelleon3401 I was thinking the same thing 😂 like they really gaf 💀🍷
Skål færøyske brødre og søstre. Fortsett å fange hval! Ikke la dere påvirke! ❤️❤️❤️ fra Norge 🇳🇴
Respect to those people I respect every culture and tradition 😃👍🏽
Some dislike what people do..... But, that's how they survive dude
Exactly...they hunt to survive...not commercial
@@apitshamikan3025 Yeah well they don't have to... what if the bowhead whale was actually endangered
So many ignorant and uneducated comments. Great vid.
So please enlighten us with your educated background. Perhaps we can learn a lot from you. These traditional huntings may have way more impact than you think. The whale which they kill can be a carrier of good genes or he can have more productive sperm than other whales. So you can not say that this will not effect the whale population. Certain species of whales are endangered so i think they could reconsider their traditions. We do not live in a time when there is an abundance of animals such it was in 1800s or earlier. We should take care of our environment and should not kill animals for traditional purposes. I understand that they live of it and eat it, but there are more possibilities. Please take care of the environment and spread the word. This is not a hate comment and i am not trying to disrespect you. I respect everyone’s opinion. I am just concerned about our environment.
Dato
“Certain species”
Which most of those whales
Don’t live in the arctic
They live in the pacific and Atlantic
These whales aren’t endangered.
Bowheads are not endangered
Blue whales
Sperm whales
Hump backs are etc... etc...
Dato
Should we stop hunting fish because one species of fish is endangered?
Should we stop fishing tuna because knifetooth sawfishes are endangered?
So many ignorant people in the comments crying about these indigenous tribes hunting have probably never even been out of their city.
Chi vive in città,vive in gabbia e non se ne rende conto,ha perso il senso della vita,della socialità,queste persone hanno mantenuto usi e costumi dei.propri avi pur ricorrendo a qualche modernità gli altri hanno ormai cancellato nel loro animo quanto elaborato dall'essere umano in migliaia e migliaia di anni ed esperienze.
It’s amazing to get a glimpse into the life of these native people.
Anyone can go. Just ask. I'm serious!
The amount of ignorant people who comment under here saying that this is wrong or they should give up there traditional way of life scares me.
You actually believe a simple tradition, is more important then an actual living, breathing, intelligent species life?? What should scare you is that you believe a simple act of copying what some ancient relative used to do to survive, when you aren't doing it yourself to survive, takes precident over anythings life.....that is scarey, but typical for anyone with a lack of empathy for other species because that human believes what they want to do is more important as they feel above or superior to an animal. It's not ignorant people commenting, it's people with empathy and against a senseless slaughter of a whale just because someone did it in the past......this is why the Ocean has been overfished, people who think like you
@jnielsen90 In case you weren't aware, it's not just a tradition. It's a means of life for many indigenous peoples living in the Arctic. To simply stop would result in people starving. But my guess is that you don't really care because you don't have to see the results of what happens when these people stop providing food for themselves. To answer your statement, I don't feel superior to all the beautiful and wonderful animals, but people need to eat. The respect that I and many other people who kill and eat their own food have for the animals we eat is something you could never even comprehend. However, I do agree that it is terrible how overfished the oceans have become. But that's not the fault of a small community, trying to live. It's the fault of big business and their lack of empathy towards the natural world.
@@tristenfosbery8079 You can't simply separate yourself from the rest of humanity and what we are collectively responsible for like you are. All humans are responsible including small communities. They also don't need to do that to survive, they choose to live where they do and hunt what they hunt
Why dont they eat Polar Bears? They choose not too....its all a choice@@tristenfosbery8079
@@tristenfosbery8079 Why don't they eat Polar Bears because they choose not too.....and they're not starving because of that are they?
Beautiful to see a united group of Christian Eskimos harvesting nature’s bounty!
Beautiful to see everyone happy 💙
*_PETA wants to know your location_*
East
This is not mass killing but just for the survival of a whole village.
south
@@IbrahimKhan095 still PETA will complain XD
@@XTheLolX301 peta will be fine!!!
Perfect, without any annoying background voice
😂😂
People should know the fact that Alaskan native people have been enjoying pizza and hamburgers etc just like us.
@一山田 you can't eat an iPhone...
That doesn't mean they don't enjoy the occasional whale meat taco from time to time. Maybe they're right. It could be good.
Lies. There are no McDonald's or Pizza Huts up there.
@@themanformerlyknownascomme777 you know nothing.
@@narvaromer8516 really? Got any proof to back up your claim?
I lived where this was filmed for three years and loved and really miss it there and really love the people there they have so much respect for the land in all of the hunting and not of just the whale hunts but also the Caribou and birds that they harvest and for anyone that would be against it just try to pay the prices that they have to pay in the stores for food first and try doing it year round its not going to happen and also they don’t go trophy hunting they are only looking to fill the freezer and to feed the family and the elders and I was so blessed to be able to go hunt with them and help it was such an eye-opener of the traditions to be able just help cut up the whale with them and get a share. I will always remember them and the blessings I had with them.
2k dislikes are people who eat spam for breakfast lunch and dinner 😂
@Jason Rasmussen delicious haha. No I've never eaten it in my life because I knew it was something along those lines. Thanks though
This is a real-life boss fight
Thank you for sharing with us ur culture and heritage. Im learning so much ❤
سلام احترام به همه جانداران واجب است . من مسلمانم در دین اسلام خدا میفرمایید . میازار موری که دانه کش است .که جان داردو جان شیرین خوش است . خیلی دلم برا نهنگ سوخت حتی گریه کردم .
Amazing respect to all my Native people out there
@Jerkson Assmussen it our culture so stfu
see the bear; hear nanuke, nanuke; gun gets cocked(ayo), 3:50...see polar bear fur-skin laid out on the ice...amazing
Dawud Yelton nanook. it’s the inupiat word for polar bear :)
*There is nothing wrong with this. End of discussion.*
Remember when people were overwhelmed when a fisherman rescued a strangled whale.
When we used to hunt for food and community, not for trade 🙏 it's about respecting what nature gave you.
ilove2929 good luck making pertussis medication from a dead whale.
The traditional native whale hunt is different than the commercial hunting of the 1800s and early 1900s. They used every single part of the whale, and were thankefuo for the whale, it was a more spiritual thing and they had a lot of respect. The commercial whaling was purely for money
i was so excited to see How they were going to kill and drag a whale to shore, but that wasn't shown at all.. :( dafuk you give us the before and after and skip the entire middle. good lord what a tease
Come to barrow you can see it in person 😎
@@ataataui2444 :
And share the harvest too!
Yes of course! You get a jolt of energy. Its rich so thins you're blood making it easier to flow
Exactly. I wanted to see the whale hunt...see them haul it up...lol
I shouldn’t watch it then.
Very beautiful video, this is our way of life. The ocean and animals is our garden.
Vegan: "but...but...humans are supposed to only eat plants."
No, no, theres barely any vegetables that grow in Alaska, so we hunt for food
Love the traditional music❤
These folks live a hard life, but they seem so comfortable with it. Pretty amazing.
Just think about it we as a people up here in Northern Alaska are just a handful of generations out of the stone age, we are still finding stone harpoon heads in some of the whales caught to this day
the old ways. good to preserve them.
Should be titled: Kayaking in the cold
I'm so proud to be part of P.E.T.A
People Eating Tasty Animals
Such a harsh and perilous life yet I feel a sense of community I've never had in my entire life. Wonderful how God has provided for them.
@ Never heard of that word. And Google Translate hasn't either. What does it mean?
@@denniswhite166 cthulu is a deity from a cult religion, he is an octopus headed demon who lives in the sea and has the ability to travel through dimensions, make people go insane, and summon monsters
@@SweetPotatoDingo Seems legit to me. I guess he got to Mike B
At 3:05 nice AR! Why didn't they show the polar bear being killed? Did the whale kill itself?
War voll spannend vor allem die letzten Minuten
Where is 'traditional whale hunting experience" you wanted us to experience ?
So because they don't use bone knives and skin boats, it isn't traditional!? 😂
@@henriknielsen9674 They never showed the actual hunt.
This is really cool😊
protect the ocean y’all! recycle and throw away your trash
Haha the last part was badly put together
U MUST BE AN ANGEL SENT FROM UP ABOVE....GOD BLESS U ALL👍
wow thank you!!! 🤧 i appreciate each and every one of you 😩✨
darlene pham where do you throw away the trash?
Rman hoss In the trashcan, where else? Lol.
The whale for them is the Buffalo for us. Were Native to our lands. We hunt our lands. We will always our lands and waters❤
4:40 nice AR-15 ❤️
I'd love to go on one of these hunts.
Wow best channel of all time
Commercial hunting makes me crazy mad bc its disgusting but when one whale is killed and feeds numerous families for an entire winter, I'm completely at peace with that.
I love your way of thinking. Respect.
None of these people need to live this way they are wilfully ignorant and refuse to live like regular people because of delusions. They use "Tradition" as a way to excuse their behavior. There's electricity and heat in the modern world but they would rather selectively take some things from the modern world whilst simultaneously claiming Tradition so they can kill endangered species like they didn't know about the rest of the world 😉
1:55 couldn't help but notice how healthy and chubby he looks. This is what happens when ecosystems are being cared for correctly by people who were a functioning part of it for thousands of years.
The difference is we do not eat it by ourselves, we give also to our families out of town all over it is given 😀 ,a good chief never takes. This I've heard from the lower nation's around the world tribes ,clans,tongues.all would all over the world and yes nowadays too give give. Mom would say pray
I like the fact that they are paying reverence to the whale dying to feed them and thanking God.If they kill only one to feed all during their harsh time I am okay with that.
I watched this at school today it was very interesting
What a beautiful life 🥰 living the life they love 😂 how beautiful is that!
Amen, may God continue to bless these people
That’s extraordinary
Did anyone notice the polar bear skin with fur laying out on the ice at 3:50?
Tradition is a tradition, everyone lives here on earth we have a traditional.
I love animals but we should respect others traditions and they have not other a lot of choice because of climate environment such as fruits vegetables
It is really difficult this type of atmosphere this is my opinion I am sorry these animals but human should be at first stage
A beautiful way of living God bless you all
They look similar to Mongolians. I just learned that Hello is said the same as Mongolian. Very interesting link between Alaskan natives and Mongolians. Maybe even Siberians too!
We are basically Asians in the long ago pass in north America there are two distinct people from Asia that crossed the land bridge the Inuit in the north and the indigenous tribes now in habiting Central Alaska, southern alaska to southern Canada and to Central America
They are like the cold Hawaiian
You left out the part where they killed it
They missed the part where they killed the polar bear and skinned it.. 3:15 lol.
But yea theyd prolly have more dislikes.
Well we don't see tasty hot wings been beheaded alive.
Incredible.
Wow! Feed the endure village all winter?! Now that's using what you catch and respecting the planet.. Such a beautiful people!!
Swnsasy _ it should be stopped whale hunt... Whales are in limited counting left
President Nentayahu how is your craftsmanship 3:25
Whale hunting is not easy 4:14
This is the first "traditional" motorboat hunt I've ever seen!
Are they using a motorboat? When they go after the whale they're in a paddleboat. 5:50
These are the real "Sea Shepherds", not those vegan snowflakes "blubbering" 😢 ( pun intended ) about their reality TV show.
Thats the only option they have... u cant grow vegetables or takecare some livestock with that weather..Fish hunting the only way to survive
Current .they supplement their diet with food products purchased at grocery stores.
They do not need to whaling
@@山下清-n9z where they live a gallon of milk is 25$ and half the food is spoiled because it takes so long to import.
You know for all y’all triggered in the comment section. Everything on whale doesn’t go to waste, and this isn’t the industrial whaling that we did about 200 years ago.
Thank you! I can't stand the comment section sometimes. People can get so ignorant!
I was searching for something more educational but this was also nice. Beautiful shots.
Now I'm craving for some whale meat 🐋🍴