Eskimo commercial fisheries
Arctic char, long a favourite food with the Eskimos, has recently been finding a ready market throughout Canada and the United States. With the increasing concentration of Eskimo populations in settlements, and with their increasing dependence on “white man's” food and equipment, it has become...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0032247400051512 2024-03-03T08:41:32+00:00 Eskimo commercial fisheries Snowden, Donald 1961 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400051512 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400051512 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Polar Record volume 10, issue 67, page 382-384 ISSN 0032-2474 1475-3057 General Earth and Planetary Sciences Ecology Geography, Planning and Development journal-article 1961 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400051512 2024-02-08T08:39:34Z Arctic char, long a favourite food with the Eskimos, has recently been finding a ready market throughout Canada and the United States. With the increasing concentration of Eskimo populations in settlements, and with their increasing dependence on “white man's” food and equipment, it has become essential to stimulate means of increasing cash income. It was with this in mind that the Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources carried out an experimental project to introduce Arctic char to the southern market in 1958. During the season, about 1,500 lb. were shipped on ice to Montreal and Toronto by air, and were distributed to a number of the best restaurants. Its reception by customers was so enthusiastic that a repeat order for more than the original 1,500 lb. was received in a matter of days. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic eskimo* Polar Record Cambridge University Press Arctic Canada Polar Record 10 67 382 384 |
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Arctic char, long a favourite food with the Eskimos, has recently been finding a ready market throughout Canada and the United States. With the increasing concentration of Eskimo populations in settlements, and with their increasing dependence on “white man's” food and equipment, it has become essential to stimulate means of increasing cash income. It was with this in mind that the Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources carried out an experimental project to introduce Arctic char to the southern market in 1958. During the season, about 1,500 lb. were shipped on ice to Montreal and Toronto by air, and were distributed to a number of the best restaurants. Its reception by customers was so enthusiastic that a repeat order for more than the original 1,500 lb. was received in a matter of days. |
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