iat , ▁subs istence ▁hunting ▁and ▁fish ing ▁are ▁important ▁and ▁vi able ▁economic ▁strateg ies , ▁which ▁provide ▁food ▁and ▁raw ▁materials ▁for ▁the ▁whole ▁group . ▁When ▁hun ters ▁bring ▁wh ales ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁community , ▁about ▁ 6 5 – 7 0 ▁people ▁drag ▁the ▁wh ale ▁onto ▁the ▁ice , ▁where ▁they ▁work ▁all ▁day ▁to ▁har vest ▁the ▁meat . ▁They ▁work ▁non - stop ▁to ▁prevent ▁the ▁wh ale ' s ▁body ▁heat ▁from ▁mel ting ▁the ▁ice ▁too ▁much . ▁After wards , ▁the ▁captain ▁and ▁crew ▁of ▁the ▁h unt ▁inv ite ▁the ▁community ▁to ▁a ▁celebr atory ▁me al . ▁Once ▁the ▁captain ▁has ▁taken ▁what ▁he ▁needs , ▁he ▁gives ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁wh ale ▁away ▁to ▁his ▁community ▁and ▁any ▁others ▁who ▁need ▁the ▁food . ▁However , ▁despite ▁its ▁necessity , ▁the ▁interest ▁in ▁subs istence ▁hunting ▁has ▁reduced ▁among ▁the ▁youth ▁in ▁the ▁tribes . ▁Re asons ▁for ▁this ▁decl ine ▁include ▁a ▁lack ▁of ▁training , ▁a ▁lack ▁of ▁equipment , ▁changing ▁di et ary ▁prefer ences , ▁a ▁lack ▁of ▁interest , ▁an ▁increasing ▁dependence ▁upon ▁w age ▁employ ment , ▁and ▁interest ▁in ▁other ▁activities ▁( for ▁example , ▁basketball , ▁hockey , ▁and ▁baseball ). ▁ ▁Sub s istence ▁hun ters ▁take ▁pride ▁in ▁what ▁they ▁do , ▁because ▁they ▁see ▁themselves ▁as ▁strong ▁prov iders ▁for ▁their ▁family ▁and ▁community . ▁People ▁within ▁the ▁In uit ▁community ▁describe ▁active ▁hun ters ▁as ▁follows