Traditional Hunting and Its Relevance to Eskimo Societies

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This 5 page paper examines the issue of hunting and its importance to the Eskimo. The writer quotes anthropologist Jens Dahl who argues that terms relating to hunting are arbitrary constructs developed by Europeans and activists in the animal rights movements. The writer describes the difference between traditional hunting practices and subsistence hunting and explains why the distinction is important to Eskimo society. There are 2 sources listed in the bibliography.