Radical Anthropology on Nostr: While scientists rush to preserve whaling stations 'there is less talk about the ...
While scientists rush to preserve whaling stations 'there is less talk about the heritage sites of the island, the places important to the #Inuvialuit. There has been no decision on that. Instead, the focus is what do we do with these buildings brought in by newcomers.”
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'For more than 1,000 years, #Qikiqtaruk has been a prized hunting, fishing and camping ground for the Inuvialuit. It occupies an important space in their oral history – and its protected status as Herschel Island-Qikiqtaruk territorial park reflects a hard-won fight to preserve it from outside influence and destruction.'
#Indigenous #climatecrisis
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/feb/10/canada-arctic-yukon-herschel-island-qikiqtaruk-inuvialuit-culture-conservation-dilemma-climate-floods-historic-whaling
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'For more than 1,000 years, #Qikiqtaruk has been a prized hunting, fishing and camping ground for the Inuvialuit. It occupies an important space in their oral history – and its protected status as Herschel Island-Qikiqtaruk territorial park reflects a hard-won fight to preserve it from outside influence and destruction.'
#Indigenous #climatecrisis
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/feb/10/canada-arctic-yukon-herschel-island-qikiqtaruk-inuvialuit-culture-conservation-dilemma-climate-floods-historic-whaling