Inuit, Whaling, and Sustainability

by Freeman, Milton M. R.; Bogoslovskaya, Lyudmila; Caulfield, Richard A.; Egede, Ingmar; Krupnik, Igor I.

• ISBN13: 9780761990635
• ISBN10: 0761990631
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-08-31
• Publisher: AltaMira Press

Summary

Covers whaling in Inuit culture, types of whales hunted, the International Whaling Commission, policies in different countries, sustainability, and related issues

Table of Contents

Illustrations	7	(2)
Foreword	9	(4)
Preface	13	(2)
Acknowledgments	15	(4)
Introduction: A Book On Inuit Whaling?	19	(10)
The Importance of Inuit Whaling Today	29	(30)
Social Importance	30	(5)
Whales as a Source of Food	35	(3)
Cultural Importance	38	(7)
Nutrition and Health	45	(4)
Economic Importance	49	(4)
Whaling and Spirituality	53	(4)
Suggested Readings	57	(2)
Whaling By Inuit: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow	59	(40)
Beluga Hunting	59	(12)
Bowhead Hunting	71	(13)
Gray Whale Hunting	84	(4)
Humpback and Fin Whale Hunting	88	(2)
Minke Whale Hunting	90	(2)
Narwhal Hunting	92	(2)
Hunting for Other Small Whales	94	(2)
Suggested Readings	96	(3)
Human Rights and the International Whaling Commission	99	(16)
The International Whaling Treaty	100	(1)
Other Relevant International Initiatives	101	(6)
Recent Actions at the International Whaling Commission	107	(6)
Suggested Readings	113	(2)
A Review of Whaling Management Regimes	115	(32)
Alaska	115	(12)
Canada	127	(8)
Greenland	135	(2)
Russia	137	(4)
Canada-Greenland Joint Commission on Narwhal and Beluga	141	(2)
North Atlantic Marine Mammal Commission	143	(2)
Suggested Readings	145	(2)
Challenges to the Sustainable Use of Whales by Inuit	147	(28)
The Question of Sustainability	147	(2)
Arctic Pollution and Contamination	149	(5)
Cultural Imperialism	154	(6)
The Continuing Appeal of the Glory Days of Environmental Activism	160	(3)
The Imposition of State Management Concepts	163	(2)
The Longing for a Return to Eden	165	(2)
The Precautionary Approach: Stalling with Principle	167	(4)
A Domino Effect	171	(2)
Suggested Readings	173	(2)
Securing the Future of Inuit Whaling	175	(16)
The ICC Whaling Agenda	175	(1)
The Environmentally Friendly Nature of Community-Based Whaling	176	(3)
The Benefits of Involvement	179	(2)
The Regional Approach to Resource Management	181	(3)
A Role for ICC in the Regulation of Whaling	184	(2)
Concluding Comments: The Inuit Whaling Agenda	186	(5)
Epilogue: Inuit and Whales	191	(2)
Appendix A: Inuit Communities Mentioned in Text	193	(2)
Appendix B: Glossary	195	(2)
Index	197