. ♪♪♪ gerald john: when i first harvest my first caribou, i was nine.to, you know, this fight, you know, to protect these--you know, to protect our land. zoe: while hunting is a rite of passage, the tribe's young men like gerald john see themselves as custodians of the land and animals. gerald: this land was set aside for us, and we're doing our job, you know, protecting it, you know, as land keepers. [gunshot] gerald: we hand it out, you know, we cut it up into pieces and make sure that, you know, everybody gets a good meal. male: yeah, i'll bring it to my grandma. gerald: oh yeah, take it home. male: i'll bring it home to grandma elsie. gerald: this is the way that we were taught, and this is the way we practice, and this is the way we pass on our teachings. zoe: the guys have killed this one caribou, and you can see that they're starting to process it in the field. they've pulled the entrails out, they're taking the skin off, and then they're going to pack it down to the village, and cut it up, and distribute it to the community. and they really prid