NFB Collection
Walrus Hunt
198713 minFilm: Documentary
Direction: Jenny Gilbertson
Production: Jenny Gilbertson
Produced by Jenny Gilbertson for the Canadian Department of Indian and Northern Affairs. For purchase, contact Omega Film, Video & CD-ROM.
This film demonstrates modern hunting methods used by the Inuit in the Canadian Arctic for tracking and killing walrus. The film may be of particular interest to environmentalists, as the Inuit never hunt for sport but strictly to satisfy need.
Subject categories
- Environment and Conservation > Animal-based IndustriesArctic RegionIndigenous Concerns
- Animals > Aquatic AnimalsHunting and TrappingIndigenous Concerns
- Fishing and Hunting Industries > Arctic HuntingEnvironment and ConservationInuitSeal and Walrus Hunt
- Indigenous Peoples in Canada (Inuit) > HuntingTraditional way of life
Credits
- director
- Jenny Gilbertson
- producer
- Jenny Gilbertson