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While Inuit hunt seals commercially year-round, most sealing in southern Canada occurs in late March in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, and during the first or second week of April off Newfoundland, in an area known as the Front. This peak spring period is often mistakenly referred to as the "Canadian Seal Hunt", when in fact seal hunting also ...
Angry Inuk is a 2016 Canadian Inuit-themed feature-length documentary film written and directed by Alethea Arnaquq-Baril that defends the Inuit seal hunt, as the hunt is a vital means for Inuit to sustain themselves.
In 2007, the Government of Canada stated that they were using the film in Europe as part of an advocacy plan to defend the image of the Canadian seal hunt, with screenings arranged for European government officials, non-governmental organizations, trade associations and the general public. [7]
Growing up, Enuaraq-Strauss was the only child in her class with mixed Jewish and Inuit heritage. As a teenager, Enuaraq-Strauss moved to British Columbia to attend a boarding school. While in British Columbia, Enuaraq-Strauss began to reconnect with her Jewish heritage, attending synagogue and learning more about the laws of kashrut .
Inuit hunters most often hunt juvenile whales which, compared to adults, are safer to hunt and have tastier skin. Ringed seal and bearded seal are the most crucial aspect of an Inuit diet and often make up the largest part of an Inuk hunter's diet. [3] Land mammals such as reindeer (caribou), polar bear, and muskox; Birds and their eggs
Some 900,000 seals are hunted each year around the globe, with the commercial hunt in Canada, Greenland and Namibia accounting for some 60% of the seals killed each year. Hunting for commercial purposes also takes place in Russia and Norway. Around one third of the world trade in seal products either passes through or ends up in the EU market. [3]
The old woman decides to get revenge. She changes her grandson into a seal and has him swim out to sea. The men follow the seal, intending to hunt it. Before the hunters reach it, however, the old woman creates a storm and drowns everyone but the seal and Kiviuq. The seal swims safely back to shore, where the old woman turns him back into a boy.
Documentary full-length film examines the role of seal hunting in Inuit culture and the detrimental effect that international campaigns against the seal hunt have had on the lives of the Inuit. 2015 The Embargo Project: Producer, director, screenwriter An anthology of five short films written and directed by five Indigenous women filmmakers. 2014