What's in your freezer? Traditional food use and food security in two Yukon First Nations communities.

• Other Authors: Schuster, Roseanne C. (Author), Chan, Laurie (Thesis advisor), University of Northern British Columbia (Degree granting institution)
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: University of Northern British Columbia 2010
• Subjects: Indians of North America > Food > Yukon; Vuntut Gwich'in Indians > Nutrition > Yukon > Old Crow; Tlingit Indians > Nutrition > Yukon > Teslin; Food security > Yukon; Nutrition > Evaluation; Caribou > Mercury content > Yukon; Food habits > Yukon; TX360.C32 Y876 2009; Yukon; Canada; Teslin; First Nations; Gwitchin; Old Crow; tlingit
• Online Access: https://arcabc.ca/islandora/object/unbc%3A16034; https://doi.org/10.24124/2010/bpgub641

Traditional foods are central to the well-being of Aboriginal communities however there is a trend of decreasing traditional food use which can pose health risks when the replacement foods are low in nutrients and high in carbohydrates and saturated fats. This study collected information on the freq...