NS Land Claims 2022-23

    After watching so many videos about different kinds of development, and the positives and negatives about it...what are your thoughts?  Write a short reflection.

  After watching so many videos about the different ways in which humans use water...what are your thoughts?  Write a short reflection.

  Development definitely has a lot of benefits...such as good paying jobs, and more money for government that can be used for education, health care, or social services.   At the same time, the land is sacred to  elders, because it has always provided for us...and given Inuit life.  Many people want to make sure that the land is not touched by development, so traditional activities can continue.    So, as a board member of the NPC, how can you make the best choices for how to use land in the future...when not everyone has the same ideas?   (In other words...how are you as an NPC board member supposed to balance development with traditional land use?)  

Critical Thinking Question:    In the past, scientists have often used live capture studies – tranquilizing an animal to study it up close, and maybe tagging it with a GPS.  On one hand, this really stresses out an animal that Inuit depend on for food…and some people believe that if you don’t respect the spirit of an animal, it won’t come back to provide for your family again.  On the other hand, concrete scientific data can give you the information that you need to make the best management decisions…so that wildlife will always be around in the future.    So, here’s the question….is live capture worth it?  

  Here's the situation:   At your local airport, some Southerners are passing through.  You overhear them making negative comments about hunting that you know aren't true. Here's what you have to do:     Pick  one  of the points that these people are talking about, and educate them about the Inuit perspective.  Write one paragraph - from the heart, but  backed up with facts  that you have learned in land claims class  (such as the Nunavut Wildlife Harvest Study) .  Respond on this blog.     Here's what the people are saying:     POINT 1:   "Wildlife and their habitat must be left alone, or we will not have animals around in the future.  Hunting and conservation don't go together!" POINT 2:  " Who hunts these days anyways? It's 2021, not 1921!  Hunters are irresponsible and trigger happy!  Hunting is a sport that has no place in our modern times!"   POINT...