It Would Be Funny If It Wasn’t True: Eskimos Demand Handout To Buy Freezers Because Of Global Warming
Inuit communities need funds to adapt to climate change in the Arctic, including measures to build communal deep freezers to store game, an Inuit leader said on Friday.
The Inuit, the indigenous people of Greenland, Canada, Alaska and Russia, have traditionally hunted for Arctic species from seal to polar bear, whale to caribou.
The Inuit Circumpolar Council’s (ICC) Violet Ford says she sees climate changes “on a daily basis”.
Ms Ford, who was born and raised in the Inuit community of Makkovik, says more funds are needed for adaptation and response to climate change in the Arctic.
“That should also be going to the Inuit communities as a response to climate change,” she said.
“We need infrastructure. We want community deep freezers if the hunting patterns change so much that we can only go hunting a few times a year.”
‘Disappearing’ culture
ICC chairman James Stotts says his 78-year-old uncle fell through the ice and froze to death at a time of year when the ice normally would be thick and safe.
“Inuits have to find other ways to store their meat. Some of our villages are literally falling into the seas because of erosion,” he said.
Mr Stotts said he hoped governments gathered for the United Nations’ climate conference in Copenhagen would come up with a “real deal … something that really will work”.
ICC vice chairman, Aqqaluk Lynge, said that the ice cap is melting much faster than before, which would raise ocean levels, reduce winter ice and threaten the Inuit way of life.
“The hunters’ area is very large … they drive around on dog sledges, but for us the dog sledges are disappearing,” he said.
“That part of the culture is disappearing. We are paying for the changes already in many ways.”
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reminds me of a joke:
an eskimo walks into a appliances store looking for a huge refrigirator. curious salesman is asking:
-why do you need fridge, isnt it cald enough where u live?
eskimo says: the outside temperature is -30 celcius, and i need to warm my family, cause it’s only -5 C inside the fridge.
From the article:
“ICC chairman James Stotts says his 78-year-old uncle fell through the ice and froze to death at a time of year when the ice normally would be thick and safe”
If its warming in the Arctic, than how in the hell did the uncle freeze to death. It must still be cold up there. Maybe he lost something in the translation.
Hence, there would be no need for compensation.
My favorite line is: Mr Stotts said he hoped governments gathered for the United Nations’ climate conference in Copenhagen would come up with a “real deal … something that really will work”.
Mr. Stotts might want to come up with a “Plan B”…you know just in case the “United Nations’ climate conference in Copenhagen” can’t CONTROL THE WEATHER!!!
This isn’t about “controlling the weather”.
It’s about controlling you.
Then Mrs Stotts was heard to say
“I wanna go to Miami”
Another scam ,just like here in MN the econuts have the tibal leaders from indian reservation saying the same bullshit.They will use every minority group as pawns to get the American sympathy.
“OMG, I got one” Sarah from the helicopter
“one Eskimo” ?
“sure, they are good ice-cream for my fridge”
I didn’t know you and Sarah heli-commuted to the store together. Excellent tastes!
http://www.eskimopie.com/
Nothing wrong here…just folks trying to get crap out of Obongo while they can….A way to recapture taxes back or whatever…I think I need a bail-out to buy 20,000 9mm rounds so that I can hunt “game” before it becomes extinct…..