In our belief system, from our shamanism times, we have relations with the whole—sila and the exterior—that we are living in. This exterior is also when we experience it to the fullest. It brings us knowledge. It brings us wisdom. That's called silatuniq. It's one who has the greatest sila and the greatest outside.
That relationship we have with the environment around us is what guided us through our knowledge system in our relationships with animals and with spirits. Animals are beings that we had to rely on in order for us to live, because in the Arctic, we can only live from the animals we have relationships with. That relationship was one of respect and protection.
That link was with our story of Sedna, who was also the protector of the sea mammals, but we had to have a good relationship with Sedna and have good conduct. That good conduct is the love of our kin and the love of our environment, so it's the protection of our environment.
Human behaviour is what it comes down to. If we don't behave well, and if we don't protect and respect the animals and the environment around us, it will do the reverse to us. It's part of our belief system.