European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 18, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Int tits fur trapper Leon Wey Atlon with Wolvert Opett trom a Hunt near fort Rae Northwest territories. A photo fur still a Way of life in Canada by Jeff Bradley associated press a dog rib Indian trapper with a sack of zoo Muskrat Pells made his Way past i Fie dry goods and stereos 1o a Roar counter in the Hudson s Bay co store at Forl Rae Canada a scarcely populated settlement on goal slave Lake. He does 1 need to say a word 1o he manager. Who examines the furs and peels off 1770 in Cash the Indian smiles As he stuffs the Bills Mlo his acct thanks to a resurgence in the fur Coal Industry rom Toi Onlo to Tokyo it was the Best Price in cais near the store to More indians have brought in 330 Muskrat Pells from a Palmos in Iho Sno covered Bush of Canada s sprawling Northwest territories it Onty took us a week Wose 150 haps says Leon we gallon 26, unloading snowmobiles and sleds outside his government subsidized House his Wile was watching a soap opera on color television while an older woman was scraping Pells and Lurnig them inside out on stretch boards for drying a email and photos of pies is hang on the Wall. Despite satellite to from Detroit and catholicism brought by missionaries most of the 1,500 dog ribs in this largest Indian town in the territories still Hue close to the land trading with Hudson 5 Bay As Pineir Anc Stoi s did 300 years ago when the White Man Lisl came in Daich of Luis the Trade in Beaver to Marten and other Luis provides a livelihood Foi some 100.000 trap pcs across Canada including Many of the 27,000 indians inuit eskimos and Hall Casio Metis in to isolated communities of the Arctic North Uherc other sources of income Are scarce although Lui prices Are Good this season. Indians below the tree Tine and eskimos above it Are Mincica singly worried Aboul animal rights and conservation groups in Europe and Arne it to stoic tin i Lluu fill Jimile and alleged Iii . Ii -. I ,l, ii v n, i r runt Ivi no r.i3 Dlo clnjt.,.-11 Chin fell. I it Sacii to Rifle. N Hii Liru comm Ihly near great t a u Lake with slogans such a Lur is the ultimate cad isl Symbol inc 1 fid or animal welfare and similar re roup urge government to Lur imports and shoppers to switch to synthetics there is a precedent with a Glamour from Brigit a Bardo. And Gore from Pic lures of White Coalina Harp Seal pups being clubbed to death the european Community fell compelled in 1983 to impose a ban on Seal skins used to make fur coals and for leather goods the decision deprived Newfoundland sealers of one third of Shnir to in Tanto. The Boom translates into 10,000 it 3 la 200 Compaq ies buying dressing Matulac tuning arid retailing Luis we arc using animals Lor survival us As europeans use Money to survive says one inuit Hun Lei in Raneiti Inlet 1 too Miles North of Iho nearest big any there s nothing else Here " the stars and stripes Page 17
