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366W9996_seal meat.jpg An Inuit woman skins a spotted seal on Shishmaref a tiny island between alaska and siberia in the Chukchi sea is home to around 600 inuits or eskimos. As hunter gatherers their carbon footprint is tiny and as such are least responsible for global warming. Yet they are suffering greatly as a result. Their problem is twofold as temperatures rise the sea ice that used to protect thier island home forming around late september is now not forming until late december. this leaves them vulnerable to autumn and early winter storms that are eroding their island and washing it into the sea. Already 10 houses have been washed into the sea and more have had to be moved back from the edge. They are looking at having to relocate their whole comunity to the mainland but the government is refusing to pay for the relocation. Secondly the animals that they rely on for food are moving further north as temperatures warm making them harder to find and hunt threatening their ancient culture and identity.
 
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366W9834_skinning.jpg For the Inuit residents of Shishmaref, a tiny island between Alaska and siberia, global warming is a double whammy. Firstly sea ice that used to envelop the island around late September is now not forming until December. this leaves the island vulnerable to storms that have already washed 10 houses into the sea, leading to them being referred to as the worlds first refugees from global warming. Other houses have had to be moved back from the edge. Secondly the animals they rely on as part of their subsistance existance are becoming harder to find, as they migrate further north, away from the island.
A Spotted Seal being butchered on Shishmaref. The meat will be eaten by the people and their dogs and the skin will be used to make clothing
 
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366W6721_seal skin.jpg Seal skins hanging up to dry in ilulissat on Greenland
 
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366W8850-2_national dress.jpg Inuit women wearing traditional Greenlandic national costume or Kalaallisuut in Ilulissat on Greenland. The costume consists of seal skin boots(Unnaat) bead necklaces (Nuilaqutit) and seal skin trousers (Takisut)
 
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366W8855_colour.jpg Inuit women wearing traditional Greenlandic national costume or Kalaallisuut in Ilulissat on Greenland. The costume consists of seal skin boots(Unnaat) bead necklaces (Nuilaqutit) and seal skin trousers (Takisut)
 
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366W8867_costume.jpg Inuit women wearing traditional Greenlandic national costume or Kalaallisuut in Ilulissat on Greenland. The costume consists of seal skin boots(Unnaat) bead necklaces (Nuilaqutit) and seal skin trousers (Takisut)
 
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366W8885_inuit.jpg Inuit women wearing traditional Greenlandic national costume or Kalaallisuut in Ilulissat on Greenland. The costume consists of seal skin boots(Unnaat) bead necklaces (Nuilaqutit) and seal skin trousers (Takisut)
 
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366W8887_pride.jpg Inuit women wearing traditional Greenlandic national costume or Kalaallisuut in Ilulissat on Greenland. The costume consists of seal skin boots(Unnaat) bead necklaces (Nuilaqutit) and seal skin trousers (Takisut)
 
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366W8907_inuit.jpg Inuit women wearing traditional Greenlandic national costume or Kalaallisuut in Ilulissat on Greenland. The costume consists of seal skin boots(Unnaat) bead necklaces (Nuilaqutit) and seal skin trousers (Takisut)
 
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366W8840_inuit.jpg Inuit women wearing traditional Greenlandic national costume or Kalaallisuut in Ilulissat on Greenland. The costume consists of seal skin boots (Unnaat) bead necklaces (Nuilaqutit) and seal skin trousers (Takisut)
 
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366W8845_eskimo.jpg Inuit women wearing traditional Greenlandic national costume or Kalaallisuut in Ilulissat on Greenland. The costume consists of seal skin boots(Unnaat) bead necklaces (Nuilaqutit) and seal skin trousers (Takisut)
 
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366W8873_clothing.jpg Inuit women wearing traditional Greenlandic national costume or Kalaallisuut in Ilulissat on Greenland. The costume consists of seal skin boots(Unnaat) bead necklaces (Nuilaqutit) and seal skin trousers (Takisut)
 
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366W8877_seal skin.jpg Inuit women wearing traditional Greenlandic national costume or Kalaallisuut in Ilulissat on Greenland. The costume consists of seal skin boots(Unnaat) bead necklaces (Nuilaqutit) and seal skin trousers (Takisut)
 
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366W8886_women.jpg Inuit women wearing traditional Greenlandic national costume or Kalaallisuut in Ilulissat on Greenland. The costume consists of seal skin boots(Unnaat) bead necklaces (Nuilaqutit) and seal skin trousers (Takisut)
 
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366W8896_community.jpg Inuit women wearing traditional Greenlandic national costume or Kalaallisuut in Ilulissat on Greenland. The costume consists of seal skin boots(Unnaat) bead necklaces (Nuilaqutit) and seal skin trousers (Takisut)
 
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366W8898_clothing.jpg Inuit women wearing traditional Greenlandic national costume or Kalaallisuut in Ilulissat on Greenland. The costume consists of seal skin boots(Unnaat) bead necklaces (Nuilaqutit) and seal skin trousers (Takisut)
 
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366W0063.jpg For the Inuit residents of Shishmaref, a tiny island between Alaska and siberia, global warming is a double whammy. Firstly sea ice that used to envelop the island around late September is now not forming until December. this leaves the island vulnerable to storms that have already washed 10 houses into the sea, leading to them being referred to as the worlds first refugees from global warming. Other houses have had to be moved back from the edge. Secondly the animals they rely on as part of their subsistance existance are becoming harder to find, as they migrate further north, away from the island.
Berta Tokeinna with a traditional seal skin dressed Inuit doll, on Shishmaref
 
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366W0075.jpg For the Inuit residents of Shishmaref, a tiny island between Alaska and siberia, global warming is a double whammy. Firstly sea ice that used to envelop the island around late September is now not forming until December. this leaves the island vulnerable to storms that have already washed 10 houses into the sea, leading to them being referred to as the worlds first refugees from global warming. Other houses have had to be moved back from the edge. Secondly the animals they rely on as part of their subsistance existance are becoming harder to find, as they migrate further north, away from the island.
Dennis Sinnok tanning seal skins in shishmaref tannery
 
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366W9834.jpg For the Inuit residents of Shishmaref, a tiny island between Alaska and siberia, global warming is a double whammy. Firstly sea ice that used to envelop the island around late September is now not forming until December. this leaves the island vulnerable to storms that have already washed 10 houses into the sea, leading to them being referred to as the worlds first refugees from global warming. Other houses have had to be moved back from the edge. Secondly the animals they rely on as part of their subsistance existance are becoming harder to find, as they migrate further north, away from the island.
A Spotted Seal being butchered on Shishmaref. The meat will be eaten by the people and their dogs and the skin will be used to make clothing
 
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366W0073.jpg For the Inuit residents of Shishmaref, a tiny island between Alaska and siberia, global warming is a double whammy. Firstly sea ice that used to envelop the island around late September is now not forming until December. this leaves the island vulnerable to storms that have already washed 10 houses into the sea, leading to them being referred to as the worlds first refugees from global warming. Other houses have had to be moved back from the edge. Secondly the animals they rely on as part of their subsistance existance are becoming harder to find, as they migrate further north, away from the island.
Traditional Inuit seal skin slippers with beaver trim in Shishmaref tannery
 
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366W9978.jpg a spotted seal skinned by as Inuit hunter, Shishmaref, Alaska, USA
 
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