Killaq Enuaraq-Strauss: Difference between revisions

Enuaraq-Strauss was born and raised in [[Iqaluit]], [[Nunavut]], the daughter of an InuitInuk mother and a Jewish father. Enuaraq's mother is Susan Enuaraq. Her mother's niece Sula Arreak and Sula's two daughters Alexandra and Aliyah Degrasse, were murdered in Iqaluit in 2011. Hours after the discovery of the murder, Sula's husband Sylvain Degrasse, was found dead by gunshot in a local cemetery.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/slain-iqaluit-woman-was-in-troubled-relationship-mother-1.1068566 |title=Slain Iqaluit woman was in troubled relationship: mother |publisher=[[CBC News]] |accessdate=2021-12-18}}</ref>

Enuaraq-Strauss has argued that [[seal meat]] can be considered [[Kosher foods|kosher]]. Citing the principle of "[[pikuach nefesh]]", she claims that it is acceptable for Inuit Jews to consume seal meat given that it is necessary for the survival of Inuit people living in the [[Arctic]]. An advocate for environmental sustainability, she has emphasized the shared value within both Inuit and Jewish culture to treat animals humanely. Seals are traditionally considered non-kosher animals because water animals have to have scales to be considered kosher and kosher land animals must have split hooves and must chew their cud.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://forward.com/fast-forward/401921/are-seals-kosher-a-jewish-inuit-activist-says-yes/ |title=Are Seals Kosher? A Jewish Inuit Activist Says Yes. |publisher=[[The Forward]] |accessdate=2021-12-18}}</ref>

In 2014, Enuaraq-Strauss began an online "#Sealfies" campaign against [[Ellen DeGeneres]]. A fan of the Ellen Show, Enuaraq-Strauss started the campaign to educate Ellen DeGeneres on Inuit and Indigenous cultural traditions after DeGeneres endorsed [[PETA]]'s campaign against seal hunting. Supporters of the #Sealfies hastag campaign posted photographs of themselves wearing clothing and boots made from seal fur and [[sealskin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/seal-hunters-ellen-degeneres-selfie-2014-4 |title=17-Year-Old Seal Hunter Takes Aim At Ellen DeGeneres, Prompting '#SEALFIES' Campaign |publisher=[[Business Insider]] |accessdate=2021-12-18}}</ref>