Inuk father faces online backlash after sharing photo of beluga harvest

mickeyrat said:

seems there are some here not willing to look at the elephant in the room. over fishing for commercial purposes by so called civil societies have decimated most species. some of these posts seem to infer that these native peoples are the cause of the endangerment.

leave these people be.

There are several elephants in this room. Another is that First Nations people use modern fishing and hunting technology, which greatly increases the killing capacity. This is no longer a matter of pure traditional hunting, and as such it is harder to make the argument that it is ecologically balanced. Even if there wasn’t an intention to overfish or overhunt, it can still happen. 

Meltdown99 said:

Some Inuit even have boats with gasoline engines ... just shocking, I hear they have ditched the axe for a chainsaw to gather wood ... what you say, I know ...  Some of you self righteous 10 clubbers need to head to arctic and set the Inuit straight.  Not in the summer though, go in the dead of winter ... you know when it is -40 or so.  Also inform them that its so damn hot in the south soon they'll be invaded by southerners looking for a more temperate climate.  But those southerners will not partake in your hunting and gathering customs ... instead they will open a traders Joe and a whole foods ...

Your sarcasm is getting in the way of understanding others’ points. The presence of high tech fishing boats and whaling boats and skidoos and all the other modern technology means that it has the potential to push the hunting past sustainable limits. You can scoff at the idea if you wish, but that’s what’s happened everywhere else with modern fishing methods. 

FYI, everybody knows they have technology. 

I think RG is making very strong points about these people picking and choosing what is part of their heritage and what isn't. They're not exactly 'walking the walk' like the Amish might. They are conveniently using the 'tradition' argument when it might suit them best.

Often has also made a very good point as well with regards to scrapping 'traditional' hunting methods for modern methods that might possibly have the effect of placing heightened strain on sustainability. If these people hunted in their traditional manner... I'd be less judgemental.

I also think posing for a photo above a carcass is not respecting the animal. It's one thing to kill something... it's quite another to leer above its corpse for a photo.

Meltdown99 said:

I think some Inuit have flown on planes ... the shame they bring.

So your argument has been reduced to sarcasm for things irrelevant to your defence of slaughtering whales?

Look... I'm in favour of propping up FN people as much as the next guy, but I'm not in favour of affording a license to do whatever they please in any manner they so choose.

This little rock in the middle of infinity was bound to get where it is at now with regards to population. Europeans were not going to live on top of each other until the next ice age, so it is what it is. FN people living in harmony with nature as they might have 400 years ago is simply not realistic. So... let's move on. If you seek the lifestyle your ancestors lived... then go get it, but don't lament it while at the same time enjoying the advancements that have taken the edge of 'simpler times'. 

You know... I heard a FN elder speak once and he spoke of how his people were a 'great warring nation of people' and had seized much land as a result of their conquests. Interesting eh? Being okay with land seizures as long as it works for you? 

As we work towards reconciliation, there's a significant amount of hypocrisy in this issue that never gets talked about and I'm kind of getting tired of. Let's place all the cards on the table- not just select ones.

Meltdown99 said:

I even think that now that the Inuit have discovered flying ... they've ventured south.  bet the makes some of you you comfortable...

Yes, I’m comfortable with that. I think I speak for most of us. 

If that’s not what you meant, maybe proofread your posts, too. 

#I'mcomfortablewithInuitflyingtoo

Meltdown99 said:

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Spiritual_Chaos said:

rgambs said:

I'm not against hunting and fishing, both are part of my own heritage and I still engage in both from time to time.
Whales though...those fuckers might be just as smart as us and they are certainly as loving as us.  I don't like the idea of killing whales and dolphins, it's just not groovy.

Killing any animal - when it is not needed - is not groovy. Shouldn't need tiers on how loving or intelligent they are.

nice man bun.

gotta love the fools and their man bun ...

That's a First Nations haircut bruh, what you got against Natives anyways yo?