Inuit Knowledge and Climate Change
Zacharias Kunuk and Ian Mauro, 2010
Nunavut-based director Zacharias Kunuk and researcher and filmmaker Ian Mauro have teamed up with Inuit communities to document their knowledge and experience regarding climate change. This new documentary, the world’s first Inuktitut language film on the topic, takes the viewer “on the land” with elders and hunters to explore the social and ecological impacts of a warming Arctic. The film helps appreciate Inuit culture and expertise regarding environmental change and indigenous ways of adapting to it. View the video …
Traditional Knowledge Bulletin 
18 November 2010 at 8:19 am
Brilliant lifelong scientific observations and documentation of the Inuit elders.
Our world most responsibly take heed and listen attentively to the voices of the Inuit who are on the forefront of climate impacts caused by the inappropriate and excessive use of fossil fuels.
Outsiders must not violate the Inuit way of life with respect for their animals. It is the Inuit law to care for the animals.
Their lifelong observations and words are wise science. Respect is their core. We need to change our policies and actions with regard to the indigenous people of the north who are directly and severely impacted by our misguided and negligent actions and beliefs.
Their lives and very being are dependent upon our responsible response to their intelligent and accurate documentation of the changes.
We must act wisely now and refocus our priorities and actions for the benefit of our fellow human beings of the northlands.
Live responsibly and with awareness. Do not waste and destroy. Do not be frivolous about resource consumption. Prioritize. Change today. Alert our leaders with conviction. Live rightfully and with respect as our Inuit sisters and brothers.
It is critical that we change direction today and from this day onward. Our world cannot sustain our irresponsible actions that are killing the land, the animals and the people.
Dr. Amy Eisenberg
College of Micronesia
Pohnpei