Green Peace had a lot of success with putting a stop to Whaling activities in North America. However when it came to seals they ended up in conflict with one of their own Paul Watson because his methods and ideas towards the seal hunt were too extreme. Green Peace has a policy where they do not wish to put an end to something that will harm First nations peoples. They toned down some of their seal hunt activities because they saw ending the hunt would harm Canadian First Nations.
Archive for November, 2009
Green peace
Friday, November 27th, 2009Seal pelts
Thursday, November 26th, 2009Seal pelts are soft, water proof, and durable. They can withstand the cold wet months. The seal pelts insulate the wearer from the cold in winter in temperate climates.
Seal skin mitts are a really good investment because they can last a life time.
Seal meat
Sunday, November 22nd, 2009Seal meat is rich in protien, Omega 3 and 6 and provided a warm hearty meal in the colder months. The meat is consumed to this day. Some prefer a nice seal pie to chicken .
Seal oil can be used to help those with heart problems.
History of seal hunting
Tuesday, November 10th, 2009First Nations and people of European heritage have hunted seals for hundreds of years.
Both groups use the meat and both groups make money off of it. Supporters of this practice say that t First Nations and Euro-Canadians should be allowed to make a living doing something that they have done for generations.
The EU says the proposed ban won’t stop First Nations from hunting seals for substance. Many think that it is not fair that they want to take away one of the ways the community along with other rural Atlantic Canada communities make money from their traditional skills.
Killing seals
Monday, November 2nd, 2009The hunt is Canada is tightly regulated and sealers can loosing their license and face charges for breaking the laws.
The vast majority of seals are shot not killed with the hakipik.
It is illegal to skin a seal alive, new regulations have come into place to insure the animal is dead.
Vets have even held voluntary workshops for sealers on the new regulations and quick humane methods to kill seals. It has been estimated that so far a third of the sealers have attended these workshops. Many consider this as proof there that these are not barbaric killers.