What do Inuit and First Nations think about hunting seals?

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For all coastal Inuit people, the seal was the single most valuable animal they hunted. These range from the small harbour seal (kasiggiak) to the large bearded seal (uudjuk). read more

Hunting and fishing was harder during the winter months because of the thick ice and snow that blanketed the Arctic, but the Inuit were still able to find food. Winters were spent seal hunting and ice fishing. In the interior regions, they also hunted caribou. Seals were the main source of food during the winter months. read more

Seal hunting, or sealing, is the personal or commercial hunting of seals. Seal hunting is currently practiced in eight countries and one region of Denmark: Canada, Namibia, Iceland, Norway, Russia, Finland, Sweden, and Greenland. Most of the world's seal hunting takes place in Canada and Greenland. Canada's largest market for seals is Norway. read more