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"Angry Inuk contains important Indigenous messages the world needs to hear. Directed by Alethea Arnaquq-Baril (Inuit), the documentary seeks to inform audiences how animal rights groups, such as People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and Humane Society International, are negatively impacting Inuit people's livelihood with their anti-seal campaigns. Inuit communities were ignored by animal activist groups who were instrumental in imposing the seal skin bans in Europe, southern Canada and America. The documentary follows hunters, craftspeople and families from Kimmirut, Nunavut while interweaving beautiful shots of vast Arctic landscapes, offering viewers an in depth look into the culture, lives and struggles of the Inuit people after the ban."
-- Erica Commanda


Source:
Commanda, Erica. "Angry Inuk: Why is the seal skin ban wrong?" Muskrat Magazine, April 4, 2016.