Sentence examples for aboriginal subsistence from inspiring English sources

Under the IWC moratorium, all whaling other than for aboriginal subsistence, or science, is prohibited.

The International Whaling Commission banned commercial whaling in 1986, although some permits for aboriginal subsistence hunting are still granted.

Australia supported requests for Aboriginal subsistence whaling quotas, Gales said, but this was not at odds with the country's rejection of commercial whaling.

All whaling other than for aboriginal subsistence or for scientific research is banned under an IWC moratorium introduced 30 years ago.

It was the first time in the 56-year history of the commission that quotas allowing aboriginal subsistence whaling had been rejected.

That said, the U.S. delegation is more focused on aboriginal subsistence whaling than any of the other issues in the forum".

The aboriginal material culture and subsistence patterns of the Vedda were extremely simple.

Although Japan conducts a limited hunt for what it calls research purposes and aboriginal groups in several countries hunt for subsistence, only Norway has openly resumed commercial whaling since the International Whaling Commission banned it in 1986.

This subarctic region is also home to several operating uranium mines and aboriginal communities, partly dependent upon caribou for subsistence.

The practice of subsistence harvesting for some Canadian Aboriginal populations, such as the Cree First Nations of the Mushkegowuk region, is culturally and economically important with the majority of hunters harvesting wild birds [ 17, 19].

It is also arguably unconstitutional, according to section 35 of the Canadian Constitution Act that was written to protect Aboriginal rights, particularly when it comes to their subsistence diet.