The Indonesian village of Lamalera has hunted whales, sharks and dolphins for the last 500 years using long harpoons made of bamboo and spear the animal. The meat is then divided and distributed to the community, for consumption and for exchanging with other inland communities for corn and rice. The village is the last remaining active Indonesian whaling community and is categorized by the International Whaling Commission as aboriginal whaling but outside pressure is causing rifts within the community. Activists have entered the village to attempt to stop this ancient livelihood that without which the village would cease to survive.
