Unicorns for trance.
Narhwales for minimal. So underground, it's underwater.

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Originally posted by SuspicionVandit So underground, it's underwater.

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Originally posted by Sykonee So this is where we put a narwhal pic again?

was this some kind of "guys night out" kind of event?

What both the article and the OP fail to mention (or realize perhaps) is that those being allowed to hunt the Narwhales are Inuits, exclusively. Hunting Narwhales has long since been a traditional way of life for the Inuit. Under the Indian Act, which is the act that established and governs the Aboriginal Reserve system in Canada, all aboriginal peoples are allowed to hunt and fish as they traditionally have irrespective of fishing/gaming laws applicable to non-aboriginals. In order to prevent the hunt the Canadian Government would have had to amend the Indian Act, which would have opened a multitude of land claim arguments (most notably the entire reserve system, as the ability to hunt and fish per tradition was one of the key trade-offs in negotiating the reserve system), social assistance reforms, and self-governance discussions.

It should be noted that the "economics" discussion is complete bunk. The Inuit do not pay income tax if they are residents of a reserve; the ability to hunt these whales only extends to Inuits who are residents of reserves, thus the Canadian government will see no revenue from this hunt.

Additionally, the culled whales are all from the Eclipse Sound area of Baffin Island. There were approximately 500 whales killed. The Eclipse Sound area has a population of approximately 21,000 Narwhales.

Finally, the whales hunted were all hunted in holes cut through the ice for the express purpose of hunting. Most if not all of the culled whales would have died of suffocation if not hunted as the hunting holes were the only air holes available to them... this is a traditional method of hunting for the Inuit; meaning, they only kill whales that would have been trapped and died anyway. What is concerning is that so many whales were trapped this year. Even more concerning is that this appears to be an ongoing trend, which is presently being studied and for which a number of the culled whales will be send to the Ministry of Natural Resources.




link to less biased article

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Originally posted by RickyM you're just a shit version of Moral Hazard. At least he knows what he's talking about.

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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN lol, i love it when moral feels the need to lay the smack down

THE FUCKING NARWHALES ARE FUCKING TOUGH THEY DONT GIVE A FUCKZ BOUT THESE KILLINGZ YO

I hadn't had the thought cross my mind that those were real until now. Internet, you amaze me.

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Originally posted by bananas THE FUCKING NARWHALES ARE FUCKING TOUGH THEY DONT GIVE A FUCKZ BOUT THESE KILLINGZ YO

THAT IS EXTREMELY IGNORANT

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Originally posted by ziptnf FUCK YOU TOO MANATEE YOU FUCKING SUCK CANT EVEN DODGE FUCKIN BOATS GOD DAMN

LOL! I love the obligatory "GOD DAMN" at the end.

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Originally posted by Moral Hazard What both the article and the OP fail to mention (or realize perhaps) is that those being allowed to hunt the Narwhales are Inuits, exclusively. Hunting Narwhales has long since been a traditional way of life for the Inuit. Under the Indian Act, which is the act that established and governs the Aboriginal Reserve system in Canada, all aboriginal peoples are allowed to hunt and fish as they traditionally have irrespective of fishing/gaming laws applicable to non-aboriginals. In order to prevent the hunt the Canadian Government would have had to amend the Indian Act, which would have opened a multitude of land claim arguments (most notably the entire reserve system, as the ability to hunt and fish per tradition was one of the key trade-offs in negotiating the reserve system), social assistance reforms, and self-governance discussions. It should be noted that the "economics" discussion is complete bunk. The Inuit do not pay income tax if they are residents of a reserve; the ability to hunt these whales only extends to Inuits who are residents of reserves, thus the Canadian government will see no revenue from this hunt. Additionally, the culled whales are all from the Eclipse Sound area of Baffin Island. There were approximately 500 whales killed. The Eclipse Sound area has a population of approximately 21,000 Narwhales. Finally, the whales hunted were all hunted in holes cut through the ice for the express purpose of hunting. Most if not all of the culled whales would have died of suffocation if not hunted as the hunting holes were the only air holes available to them... this is a traditional method of hunting for the Inuit; meaning, they only kill whales that would have been trapped and died anyway. What is concerning is that so many whales were trapped this year. Even more concerning is that this appears to be an ongoing trend, which is presently being studied and for which a number of the culled whales will be send to the Ministry of Natural Resources. link to less biased article

Thank You!!!

Glad someone said it.

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