Inuit

Three threats surround narwhals, Inuit hunters, their ivory tusks and climate change. The Inuit are the indigenous people of the arctic regions, narwhals are hunted by them and used as subsistence food. Regulations have been placed on hunting narwhals were the whole body must be used and some countries even completely…

“What Money Can’t Buy” written by Michael J. Sandel introduces the recent phenomena of the ever-growing market economy expanding into all realms of life. The author argues that within the market economy, the prevalence of unfairness and corruption are at an all-time high. Sandel goes on to introduce the reader’s to the extreme pace that non-market items are entering into the market economy, including some very absurd examples that make the readers question the morality of the market itself.…

many razor-sharp teeth. The horrible alien noise is deafening, and Stephanie screams in terror. INT. STEPHANIE’S BEDROOM -- A HOUSE IN THE CITY OF PANGNIRTUNG, NUNAVUT -- DAY Stephanie, now 16 years-old, opens her eyes suddenly. EZEKIAH, an elderly Inuit man, is staring right at her. EZEKIAH Bad dream Stephanie? Steph, now also a blonde, rolls over and covers her face, which has a long scar on the right side, with the sheets. STEPHANIE (mumbling) Stop calling me Steph, you can’t call me Steph…

Evans-Pritchard, and Nuer Journeys, Nuer Lives, by Jon D. Holtzman, the lives of pastoralists in southern Sudan are discussed. In the selection by Evans-Pritchard, we learn about a group who’s social and economic structures rely heavily on cattle. Cattle cannot be tended by a single family alone, so several families may tend and protect their cattle together. The cattle belong to the head of the household, and even among his death, the family is reluctant to break up the herd, at least until…

He knew that he could never freeze his foods like the Inuit did far up north, for the temperatures were cold enough that no real technology was needed to freeze the food. But Clarence need a new, fresh, and unique idea for freezing his food. Something that the world had never seen before. Something that would…

The Link Between Meat and Cancer : After reading this article I believe that it is very well written and contains a plethora of accurate information; however, it still does not change my beliefs in veganism. To begin, the explanation on how increased heme, the iron containing compound that gives meat its red color, increases the risk of cancer is very true. The greater the amount of red meat one eats, as opposed to fish meat or white meat, such as chicken, does in fact increase the heme in the…

cause of this. Environmental racism has slowly been trying to be solved, it has been causing health problems and it only affects a certain group of people. F or starters environmental racism is hazardous to health for instance data has shown that “Inuit babies and children begin life exposed to an enormous burden of toxic chemicals placing them at increased risk of a range of developmental disorders” (Massay, 1999). This conveys the point that people everywhere regardless of age are physically…

The Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) along with the aurora australis have always fascinated people, (Northeren Lights or Aurora Borealis Explained) “so much even that some people travel thousands of miles just to see them.” These lights occur when super charged electrons from the solar wind combine with the elements within the Earth’s atmosphere. The electrons will begin to move upward towards the earth’s atmosphere and on their way up they will encounter atoms of oxygen and nitrogen when they…

What are contemporary best self-governance health care practices for suicide prevention and intervention among Aboriginal communities in Ontario? The large number of suicides among First Nation youth has sparked considerable debate about the need for Aboriginal self-governance. Central to this debate is the discussion that the initiation of an Aboriginal self-governance would be beneficial in addressing Indigenous mental health care issues that frequently precipitate suicide ideation and…

The Inuit people of Alaska take part in what is known as the World Eskimo-Indian Olympics. A vast amount of people from all over the world participate in these games which challenges their strength, endurance, balance and agility (2). These games however were not just created for fun, bringing families together and carrying on the culture but it was created by their ancestors who used these activities to help them survive in the harsh Alaskan terrain. By passing on these activities down to their…