SEAL HUNTING
- Summer hunting with kayaks
- Winter hunting on the sea ice
- The uses of seals
You solve the tasks by using
- Text
- Audio
- Drawing tools
This part is based on pp. 22-33 – there you will find information about the subject.
Read more about seals here.
In summer it is possible to row out in kayak and catch animals in the Icefjord.
Through several thousand years the kayak and the hunting tools have been developed to those we know today.
Who was the Saqqaq people?
What was the preferred vessel and hunting tool of the Saqqaq people?
How did a float work?
In winter the animals are caught from a hole in the ice. In the past it was a necessity to catch animals in winter too. This method is called breathing hole hunting. Helped by his dog the hunter finds a breathing hole that can be used for hunting.
Why is it called breathing hole hunting?
How does a toggling harpoon work?
How does the future look for winter hunting in relation to climate changes?
For a very long time the ringed seal has been the main food for the inhabitants at the Icefjord.
But there are other species of seal living around Greenland: the harp seal, spotted seal, bearded seal and hooded seal.
In the picture you see a woman scraping a seal skin with an ulu.
Not just the meat from the seal was useful to Inuit. What other parts of the seal were used and for what?
What is an ulu?
Study the five different species of seals and notice the differences between them.
In summer it is possible to row out in kayak and catch animals in the Icefjord.
Through several thousand years the kayak and the hunting tools have been developed to those we know today.
Who was the Saqqaq people?
What was the preferred vessel and hunting tool of the Saqqaq people?
How did a float work?
In winter the animals are caught from a hole in the ice. In the past it was a necessity to catch animals in winter too. This method is called breathing hole hunting. Helped by his dog the hunter finds a breathing hole that can be used for hunting.
Why is it called breathing hole hunting?
How does a toggling harpoon work?
How does the future look for winter hunting in relation to climate changes?
For a very long time the ringed seal has been the main food for the inhabitants at the Icefjord.
But there are other species of seal living around Greenland: the harp seal, spotted seal, bearded seal and hooded seal.
In the picture you see a woman scraping a seal skin with an ulu.
Not just the meat from the seal was useful to Inuit. What other parts of the seal were used and for what?
What is an ulu?
Study the five different species of seals and notice the differences between them.
