’I am hunter’: Whale catch is survival in Russia’s Far East (RT Documentary)

The Chukchi are an indigenous people living in Russia’s far northeast. As the climate is too inhospitable to grow crops, the sea has always been their main source of food. The population of 16,000 subsists primarily on a diet of marine mammals, the meat from which provides locals with enough fat-rich food to see them through the harsh winters. By and large, hunting species such as the grey whale is illegal. However, as the Chukchi’s survival and traditional way of life is dependent on this activity, the Int