Reconciling Traditional Knowledge, Food Security, and Climate Change: Experience From Old Crow, YT, Canada
Background : Because of a lack of transportation infrastructure, Old Crow has the highest food costs and greatest reliance on traditional food species for sustenance of any community in Canada’s Yukon Territory. Environmental, cultural, and economic change are driving increased perception of food in...
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crjohnshopkinsun:10.1353/cpr.2014.0007 2024-06-23T07:53:28+00:00 Reconciling Traditional Knowledge, Food Security, and Climate Change: Experience From Old Crow, YT, Canada Douglas, Vasiliki Chan, Hing Man Wesche, Sonia Dickson, Cindy Kassi, Norma Netro, Lorraine Williams, Megan 2014 http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/cpr.2014.0007 en eng Project MUSE Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action volume 8, issue 1, page 21-27 ISSN 1557-055X journal-article 2014 crjohnshopkinsun https://doi.org/10.1353/cpr.2014.0007 2024-06-13T04:15:45Z Background : Because of a lack of transportation infrastructure, Old Crow has the highest food costs and greatest reliance on traditional food species for sustenance of any community in Canada’s Yukon Territory. Environmental, cultural, and economic change are driving increased perception of food insecurity in Old Crow. Objectives : To address community concerns regarding food security and supply in Old Crow and develop adaptation strategies to ameliorate their impact on the community. Methods : A community adaptation workshop was held on October 13, 2009, in which representatives of different stakeholders in the community discussed a variety of food security issues facing Old Crow and how they could be dealt with. Workshop data were analyzed using keyword, subject, and narrative analysis techniques to determine community priorities in food security and adaptation. Results : Community concern is high and favored adaptation options include agriculture, improved food storage, and conservation through increased traditional education. These results were presented to the community for review and revision, after which the Vuntut Gwitchin Government will integrate them into its ongoing adaptation planning measures. Article in Journal/Newspaper Gwitchin Old Crow Yukon Johns Hopkins University Press Canada Yukon Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action 8 1 21 27 |
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Background : Because of a lack of transportation infrastructure, Old Crow has the highest food costs and greatest reliance on traditional food species for sustenance of any community in Canada’s Yukon Territory. Environmental, cultural, and economic change are driving increased perception of food insecurity in Old Crow. Objectives : To address community concerns regarding food security and supply in Old Crow and develop adaptation strategies to ameliorate their impact on the community. Methods : A community adaptation workshop was held on October 13, 2009, in which representatives of different stakeholders in the community discussed a variety of food security issues facing Old Crow and how they could be dealt with. Workshop data were analyzed using keyword, subject, and narrative analysis techniques to determine community priorities in food security and adaptation. Results : Community concern is high and favored adaptation options include agriculture, improved food storage, and conservation through increased traditional education. These results were presented to the community for review and revision, after which the Vuntut Gwitchin Government will integrate them into its ongoing adaptation planning measures. |
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Douglas, Vasiliki Chan, Hing Man Wesche, Sonia Dickson, Cindy Kassi, Norma Netro, Lorraine Williams, Megan |
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Douglas, Vasiliki Chan, Hing Man Wesche, Sonia Dickson, Cindy Kassi, Norma Netro, Lorraine Williams, Megan Reconciling Traditional Knowledge, Food Security, and Climate Change: Experience From Old Crow, YT, Canada |
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Reconciling Traditional Knowledge, Food Security, and Climate Change: Experience From Old Crow, YT, Canada |
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Reconciling Traditional Knowledge, Food Security, and Climate Change: Experience From Old Crow, YT, Canada |
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Reconciling Traditional Knowledge, Food Security, and Climate Change: Experience From Old Crow, YT, Canada |
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