ANT 160 Lecture Notes - Lecture 33: Inuit Circumpolar Council, Nuclear Fission
9 Dec 2017
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Indigenous people in arctic regions of alaska, canada, greenland (denmark), and. Common culture characterized by dependence on subsistence harvesting (marine and terrestrial); now mix of cash-based and subsistence economies. The inuit circumpolar conference (icc) ngo representing the inuit across all four countries, founded in 1977. Petitioners: inuit from the us and canada. Communication and hunting made difficult due to changes in ice and snow conditions (access and safety) Transfigured landscape (slumping, landslides, erosion); effects on homes and settlements. Increase in storms due to loss of sea ice. Fish stock deterioration due to decreased water levels in rivers and lakes. Health of marine species, risk of extinction. Increased in sun and temperature related illnesses. Fears that subsistence culture may cease to exist altogether. Environmental groups like greenpeace and friends of the earth would like to see a switch to renewable and clean sources of energy such as solar, wind and hydroelectric power.
