Indigenous Arctic Fish skin clothing traditions: Cultural and ecological impacts on Fashion Higher Education

For Arctic indigenous people, their relationship with fish plays an important role in maintaining their identities creating important ties with the environment. The Arctic is undergoing dramatic climate changes threatening indigenous people, impacting their food security and traditional knowledge systems as they rely on fishing activities for their physical, cultural and spiritual well-being. This research looks at how the use of fish skin by aboriginal Arctic people has recently been assimilated as an innovative sustainable material for fashion due to their low environmental impact.