Illustrates the importance of seal hunting in the traditional life of the Inuit Eskimo of Canada’s Arctic. Made on location with three groups of Inuit hunters, the films hows how their traditional existence has become dangerously threatened by anti-sealing publicity. Hunters show the different techniques used to hunt seal year round; the use that is made of the meat; and how the skins are prepared for sale.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
507650
Language
English
Subject categories
Animals & Wildlife → Seals (Animals)
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Arctic regions
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Inuit
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Inuit - Canada
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Inuit - Canada, Northern
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Inuit - Canada, Northern - Social life and customs
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Sealing
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)