Chad
The Living Force
A documentary whose focus is on the lives of these hunters. I found it particularly interesting for a number of reasons: their diet which is primarily marine mammals (fat) and their praise for how fat is what keeps them alive. The way they live in such harsh climates (ice age!) and what skills they've acquired to deal with this, as well as what they eat, when and why. I've popped it in diet and health for that reason.
My notes:
"If you don't eat a bit of whale each day, you will be hungry" They eat the blubber freshly cut from the whale. They also eat sea lion.
They say that in recent years the weather has become unsettled and that often the wind can come from all angles and change at any moment.
All of the catch 'is free' and people take what they want.
The freezers they have can't cope with the amount of food needed to survive winter so they have perma frost 'fridges' underground where they store alot.
They also ferment meat underground.
Summer is 15C Winter -25C. Add the wind and it's a cold place.
"Fat gives us energy!" says one
"Whale broth is a must" says another - imagine whale broth :D
They have good teeth which could be symbolic of diet - often a few missing, probably from the hunt - BUT i did notice the hunter and his wife had many snacks on the table (for the visiting film crew) including biscuits - which the hunter was eating - as well as things like a huge bowl of fish eggs/caviar.
They collect the birds eggs from the cliff at spring because they're 'fattier' and 'savoury'.
They sing gutterall singing, a tradition, i wonder if this is working the vagus?
They have NO curse words, worst you can say is something like "they're not very good" but it's still hardly an insult,apparently because they are so supportive?
Their name means, the real people.
My notes:
"If you don't eat a bit of whale each day, you will be hungry" They eat the blubber freshly cut from the whale. They also eat sea lion.
They say that in recent years the weather has become unsettled and that often the wind can come from all angles and change at any moment.
All of the catch 'is free' and people take what they want.
The freezers they have can't cope with the amount of food needed to survive winter so they have perma frost 'fridges' underground where they store alot.
They also ferment meat underground.
Summer is 15C Winter -25C. Add the wind and it's a cold place.
"Fat gives us energy!" says one
"Whale broth is a must" says another - imagine whale broth :D
They have good teeth which could be symbolic of diet - often a few missing, probably from the hunt - BUT i did notice the hunter and his wife had many snacks on the table (for the visiting film crew) including biscuits - which the hunter was eating - as well as things like a huge bowl of fish eggs/caviar.
They collect the birds eggs from the cliff at spring because they're 'fattier' and 'savoury'.
They sing gutterall singing, a tradition, i wonder if this is working the vagus?
They have NO curse words, worst you can say is something like "they're not very good" but it's still hardly an insult,apparently because they are so supportive?
Their name means, the real people.
