Inuit, whaling, and sustainability / Milton M.R. Freeman [and others].
1998
E99.E7 I564 1998 (Map It)
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Title
Inuit, whaling, and sustainability / Milton M.R. Freeman [and others].
Published
Walnut Creek, CA : Altamira Press, [1998]
Copyright
©1998
Call Number
E99.E7 I564 1998
ISBN
0761990623 (cloth : acid-free paper)
0761990631 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
0761990631 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
Description
208 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
System Control No.
(OCoLC)39465111
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of Contents
Illustrations
7
Foreword
9
Preface
13
Acknowledgments
15
Introduction: A Book On Inuit Whaling?
19
Ch. 1
The Importance of Inuit Whaling Today
29
Social Importance
30
Whales as a Source of Food
35
Cultural Importance
38
Nutrition and Health
45
Economic Importance
49
Whaling and Spirituality
53
Ch. 2
Whaling By Inuit: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
59
Beluga Hunting
59
Bowhead Hunting
71
Gray Whale Hunting
84
Humpback and Fin Whale Hunting
88
Minke Whale Hunting
90
Narwhal Hunting
92
Hunting for Other Small Whales
94
Ch. 3
Human Rights and the International Whaling Commission
99
The International Whaling Treaty
100
Other Relevant International Initiatives
101
Recent Actions at the International Whaling Commission
107