Traditional whale harvest Chukotka photo by Shapran

Whale harvests continue to support people across the circumpolar North in communities that have thousands of years of history in a place. Traditional harvest activities share many similarities across the North.

This image is from Chukotka, photo taken by Andrey Shapran. Image used by permission. For more about Chukotka, see the post about the works of Indigenous author Yuri Rytkheu from Chukotka.