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In Russian north, indigenous hunters spear whales to feed their village

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National Post (Canada)

Publication Date
2022-02-11

Hunting whales with harpoons is an ancient tradition that the indigenous Chukchi people of Russia’s frozen northeast have retained to this day, but global warming is forcing changes to their precarious way of life.

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https://nationalpost.com/pmn/environment-pmn/in-russian-north-indigenous-hunters-spear-whales-to-feed-their-village