Photos from the Our People Our Climate journey.
Qarmaq. Photograph by Chelsea Qammaniq
Traditionally, men in Inuit societies are the hunters and food providers for their family and community. Climate change is impacting Inuit hunting grounds, from changing the migration patterns of caribou, to the increased seasonal variations and unpredictable nature of sea ice.
To students in this program, the use of plastic bags, challenges of waste disposal, and the ever present consumption of fossil fuels became the three key symbols of Arctic materialism – and climate change affecting this area.
To students in this program, the use of plastic bags, challenges of waste disposal, and the ever present consumption of fossil fuels became the three key symbols of Arctic materialism – and climate change affecting this area.
