They have everything. They should just leave us alone. That's not likely to happen. While indigenous people around the world are fighting to revive lost traditions, environmentalists are still fighting to save the whale. The two sides are on opposite banks of a cultural chasm, yet both claim the moral high ground.
Whales are highly evolved mammals.
They have the right to be treated with compassion by all people everywhere. Smith does allow an exception for indigenous people faced with imminent starvation. But in such cases, the rest of the world has a moral imperative to supply those people with food and work with them hand in hand to stop the slaughter. No thanks, says Etylin. We want to feed ourselves.