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Originally Posted by nikimcbee
@Ishmael: I'm curious on your opinion on the Native Tribes in the Northwest that still do the tradtional whale hunts.
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I fully support any Native expression or revival of ancient customs and tribal practices. The Northwest whale hunts are an expression of tribal culture and are conducted with traditional equipment, in open boats with hand-thrown harpoons. This is a REAL hunt. What I object to is the industrialized hunting of whales. Traditional hunts bind the tribes together in shared experience and the continuation of their ancient culture. The whales killed are used and eaten by the tribe and the numbers killed are much smaller than any commercial whaling venture.