Canadian Governmental Policy and Inuit Food (In)security: Community Concerns from Baffin Island
This paper examines the impact of a government food subsidy program in different communities on Baffin Island, Nunavut, in order to understand their inefficiencies. It also reviews the concerns that are being expressed by community members via Facebook, the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APT...
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ftdatacite:10.20381/ruor-20716 2023-05-15T15:35:22+02:00 Canadian Governmental Policy and Inuit Food (In)security: Community Concerns from Baffin Island Shepherd, Valerie 2017 https://dx.doi.org/10.20381/ruor-20716 http://ruor.uottawa.ca/handle/10393/36436 en eng Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa Food Security Inuit Nutrition North Canada Baffin Island Colonial Influence Text Thesis article-journal ScholarlyArticle 2017 ftdatacite https://doi.org/10.20381/ruor-20716 2021-11-05T12:55:41Z This paper examines the impact of a government food subsidy program in different communities on Baffin Island, Nunavut, in order to understand their inefficiencies. It also reviews the concerns that are being expressed by community members via Facebook, the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN), and the blog website FeedingNunavut.com. The content and thematic analyses applied to this project derive information from established data sources, examined through the theoretical lens of political economy. These issues are framed by historical colonial influences of early European trading dynamics, and demonstrate the ongoing paternal influences of the Federal Government. The thesis argues that, in part because Inuit opinions were disregarded in the implementation of Federal subsidy programs, household food insecurity rates in Northern Canada remain at nearly 70%. With governmental restrictions put on hunting and fishing, Inuit are limited in the maintenance of traditional practices and are turning to store-bought food for sustenance. However, food prices are high and food quality is sometimes low. This study of Inuit food security within Baffin thus contributes to an understanding of power and inequalities in the North. Thesis Baffin Island Baffin inuit Nunavut DataCite Metadata Store (German National Library of Science and Technology) Baffin Island Canada Nunavut |
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This paper examines the impact of a government food subsidy program in different communities on Baffin Island, Nunavut, in order to understand their inefficiencies. It also reviews the concerns that are being expressed by community members via Facebook, the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN), and the blog website FeedingNunavut.com. The content and thematic analyses applied to this project derive information from established data sources, examined through the theoretical lens of political economy. These issues are framed by historical colonial influences of early European trading dynamics, and demonstrate the ongoing paternal influences of the Federal Government. The thesis argues that, in part because Inuit opinions were disregarded in the implementation of Federal subsidy programs, household food insecurity rates in Northern Canada remain at nearly 70%. With governmental restrictions put on hunting and fishing, Inuit are limited in the maintenance of traditional practices and are turning to store-bought food for sustenance. However, food prices are high and food quality is sometimes low. This study of Inuit food security within Baffin thus contributes to an understanding of power and inequalities in the North. |
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Canadian Governmental Policy and Inuit Food (In)security: Community Concerns from Baffin Island |
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Canadian Governmental Policy and Inuit Food (In)security: Community Concerns from Baffin Island |
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Canadian Governmental Policy and Inuit Food (In)security: Community Concerns from Baffin Island |
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Canadian Governmental Policy and Inuit Food (In)security: Community Concerns from Baffin Island |
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Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa |
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