US demand for clean energy destroying Canada's environment, indigenous peoples say

Push is inadvertently causing long-term environmental damage to the traditional hunting grounds on Inuit public lands

In a subarctic fjard estuary just a few miles from frozen tundra, Inuit hunter Karl Michelin says he owes his life to the thousands of barking ringed seals that congregate year-round in local waters.

The seals' jet-black, heavily fatted meat is a staple for Michelin, his wife, and their toddler. With food insecurity rampant among the region's Inuit, neighbors are similarly dependent on seals and other wild-caught food. The town's isolation makes regular employment opportunities scarce, and food prohibitively expensive to import.