Nangaghneghput – our way of life
Nangaghneghput – our way of life
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Nangaghneghput——我们的生活方式
DOI：
10.1002/fee.2409
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发表时间：
2021
影响因子：
10.3
通讯作者：
Metcalf, Vera K
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作者：
Metcalf, Vera K
海峡--是地球上最特别、最神圣的地方。几千年来，我的祖先在这里繁衍生息。即使在气候周期性变化的几千年里，自然资源的种类和数量也支撑着我们。随着春季海冰的消退和秋季的推进，鲸鱼、海象、海豹、海鸟和数百万鱼类通过南大洋和北冰洋之间的海峡迁徙。然而，我们现在正在经历惊人的环境变化，这正在导致我们社区传统的、永恒的节奏发生令人不安的变化。在我们与北极世界的关系中，寺库，也就是海冰，仍然是最真实和最强大的存在。它定义了我们的季节和活动。例如，即使海冰开始分裂并向北退缩，我们的海冰也是重要的。它平息了风力驱动的海浪，为寻找、捕捞和安全地找回海豹和海象提供了完美的平台。春季狩猎季节仍然是确保我们社区粮食安全的最关键时期，这取决于海冰质量、风向和强度、一般天气条件以及海洋哺乳动物迁徙的时间和地点之间的复杂相互作用。然而，随着我们海冰条件的减弱，我们传统的狩猎季节正在融为一体，猎人的安全变得越来越令人担忧。在狩猎之旅中，随着海冰的减少和似乎更具破坏性的暴风雨天气，我们将走得更远。
Strait–is the most special and sacred place on Earth. For thousands of years, my ancestors thrived here. Even throughout the millennia when there were periodic changes in climate, the variety and quantity of the natural resources sustained us. Whales, walrus, seals, seabirds, and millions of fish migrate through the strait between southern oceans and Arctic seas as the sea ice retreats in spring and advances in fall. However, we are now experiencing astonishing environmental change that is causing an unsettling shift in the traditional, ageless rhythms of our communities.Siku, sea ice, remains the most real and powerful presence in our relationship with our world in the Arctic. It defines our seasons and activities. For instance, our sea ice is important even as it begins to break apart and retreat north. It calms the wind-driven ocean waves and provides the perfect platform for finding, harvesting, and safely retrieving seals and walrus. The spring hunting season remains the most critical time for ensuring our communities’ food security, which depends on the complex interaction between the quality of the sea ice, wind direction and strength, general weather conditions, and marine mammals’ migration timing and location. However, as the condition of our sea ice weakens, our traditional hunting seasons are dissolving and blending together, with hunter safety becoming an increasing concern. We are traveling farther with less sea ice and with what seems like more disruptive, stormy weather during our hunting trips.