▁ ▁Population ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Comm unes ▁of ▁the ▁Cre use ▁department ▁ ▁References ▁IN SEE ▁ ▁Category : Comm unes ▁of ▁Cre use <0x0A> </s> ▁Sub s istence ▁hunting ▁of ▁the ▁bow head ▁wh ale ▁is ▁permitted ▁by ▁the ▁International ▁Wh aling ▁Commission , ▁under ▁limited ▁conditions . ▁While ▁wh aling ▁is ▁b anned ▁in ▁most ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁world , ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁Native ▁pe op les ▁of ▁North ▁America , ▁including ▁the ▁E sk imo ▁and ▁I ñ up iat ▁pe op les ▁in ▁Al aska , ▁continue ▁to ▁h unt ▁the ▁Bow head ▁wh ale . ▁Ab original ▁wh aling ▁is ▁val ued ▁for ▁its ▁contribution ▁to ▁food ▁stock s ▁( sub s istence ▁economy ) ▁and ▁to ▁cultural ▁surv ival , ▁although ▁the ▁days ▁of ▁commercial ▁wh aling ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁in ▁Canada ▁are ▁over . ▁ ▁I ñ up iat ▁The ▁bow head ▁wh ale ▁is ▁of ▁great ▁cultural ▁significance ▁to ▁the ▁I ñ up iat ▁in ▁Ut qi ag vik , ▁Al aska , ▁who ▁say ▁that ▁one ▁cannot ▁live ▁without ▁the ▁other . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁I ñ up iat , ▁the ▁wh ale ▁is ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁their ▁di et , ▁culture , ▁and ▁spirit . ▁This ▁makes ▁them ▁dependent ▁on ▁the ▁complex ▁system ▁of ▁sharing ▁and ▁celebr ating ▁the ▁wh ale , ▁and ▁leads ▁them ▁to ▁pray ▁to ▁any ▁killed ▁bow head ▁wh ale ▁in ▁thanks ▁for ▁the ▁life ▁it ▁has ▁given ▁to ▁them . ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁I ñ up