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but it's a different situation for them - Unless global warming makes alot more of their land suitable for farming: they have no suitable alternatives. A good deal of it is rock covered by several feet of ice.

There are other issues as well. In a recent experiment in western Canada diabetic aboriginals were put on a strict diet that included primarily meat, non-root vegetables, nuts and berries. In most cases they lost tremendous amounts of wait and their diabetes actually went away. It would appear that amoung northern aboriginals that meat has been a central feature in their diet for so long that their bodies react negatively to a diet that features less meat and more grains.

For them it will take physical evolution (not just mental) and it will take climate change to allow them to support a more agricultural lifestlyle.