Strifes will arise through the period. Watch for them NEAR THE DAVIS
STRAIT BETWEEN GREENLAND AND CANADA] in the attempts there for the
keeping of the life line to land open. Watch for them in Libya and in
Egypt, in Ankara and in Syria, through the straits about those areas
above Australia, in the Indian Ocean and the Persian Gulf.
Seal pelt ban concerns Nunavut minister
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A move by Greenland to ban the import of seal skins from Canada has
shocked Nunavut environment minister Olayuk Akesuk, who calls it the
latest blow to the already fragile seal-skin industry in the territory.
Akesuk says Nunavut sealers could be seriously hurt by the ban by the
Greenland Home Rule Government, which came into effect Jan. 1.
The Greenland government ordered its publicly owned tannery, Great
Greenland, to stop buying Canadian seal pelts because of its opposition
to the Newfoundland seal hunt.
Denmark is one of the largest buyers of Canadian seal skins.
Akesuk said the decision by the Home Rule Government is another blow to
Inuit hunters' way of life.
He said hunters in Nunavut have been able to earn a decent living
recently, thanks to the Nunavut government's aggressive public
education and promotion of the sealskin industry. The territory also
subsidizes the industry with price supports.
"It's something that we really want to work closely with Greenland as
we have been trying to work with them for a long time and we've done a
great job in working with them," he said.
"And I believe it's time for the government to stand up and say 'look
we can't do that, we've got to work together to make sure that we
promote our culture to the world'." he said.
Akesuk also said sealers from Newfoundland and Labrador ought to do a
better job.
"It's something that Newfoundland should think about how it would they
would promote it better with their seal skin," he says. "How they could
use their byproduct better to make sure that it does not affect
Canada's sealing industry in the future."
FROM CBC ARCHIVES: Pelts, Pups and Protest: The Atlantic Seal Hunt
Akesuk said the impact on Inuit hunters will be great, but he won't
know for sure until the next national auction, in North Bay in
December.
He said this is difficult to take, because Greenland is a good
neighbour and Inuit in both countries have a lot in common.
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