Inuit Seal Hunting in Canada: Emerging Narratives in an Old Controversy

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Author: Farquhar, Samantha D.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2020
• Subjects: seal hunting; Canada; Inuit; Indigenous activism; narratives; animal rights; Arctic resources; fisheries management; market access; sealskin products; chasse au phoque; activisme autochtone; récit; droits des animaux; ressources arctiques; gestion des pêches; accès au marché; produits en peau de phoque; Arctic; Phoques; Slaughter; Arctique*; inuit; inuits
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/69833

Seal hunting in Canada is a historically controversial topic. Animal rights groups have campaigned that AtlanticCanadians inhumanely slaughter thousands of “baby” seals every year. The work of these animal rights groups has led to changes in national fisheries regulations and markets. The market cha...