These wild sources of meat are posited against domesticated animals that are very high in saturated fats. Since the wild animals are ranging and eating what nature intended, they have fat that is far more healthful. Less of the fat is saturate and in monounsaturated form (like olive oil). It is now understandable why tuna is so good for a person considering that the fats are of the monounsaturated kind. Also, there are fewer of the LDL (bad cholesterol) triglycerides and trans fats that cause fat buildup in artery walls and lead to heart attacks (ibid 187). In conclusion, while many of us can not eat the way the Inuit do in terms of the animal proteins we take in, we can get closer to what nature intended. It is as much an issue of attitude as it is an issue...
If we are closer to the food and nature, we will respect the earth more. This causes us to treat the environment better and each other better in the process. This attitude does not come prepackaged from the store. It is the product of culture and this is something that we can learn from the Inuit. As Cochran points out, the word Inupiat (as in many native languages that have similar self designations) means "the real people." After all, as she observes "That's who we are (ibid 188)." That goes for all of us too.
Consider the fact that the Iroquois are said not to have had a strong word for the singular "I," and that they subsequently developed what was arguably the longest lasting communal representative democracy the world has ever known. The Inuit, whose culture revolves around the arctic world, have dozens of words for snow - this sort of technical knowledge allows quick and accurate transmission of conditions and training in
Apparently this view has much in its favor. When we compare modern English with some of those Indian languages which are most concrete in their formative expression, the contrast is striking. When we say "The eye is the organ of sight, the Indian may not be able to form the expression the eye, but may have to define that the eye of a person or of an animal is meant.
In fact, many subsequent expeditions attempted and failed to follow Peary's route and reach the Pole in 37 days, and the feat was not accomplished until 2005.20 Peary's other problem was one of geography. The geographical data that he returned with, particularly as it concerned Greenland, was simply erroneous and there was debate over whether these were simple errors of science or outright fabrications.21 Henderson claimed that Peary's diary lacked
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