Abstract
The Inuit of Canada resumed bowhead whale hunting in the 1990s after some 50 years of interruption as one of their aboriginal rights. This article discusses the revival of Inuit bowhead whale hunts in the Nunavut and Nunavik regions of Canada. The author especially argues that the resumption of Inuit whaling is a politically important event in two ways. First, the Canadian government publically demonstrated its political stance concerning aboriginal policy through the revival of the hunt. Second, through the whale hunts the Inuit themselves dramatically embodied their aboriginal rights, in addition to promoting and maintaining their identity.
