Interview data on employment in the wage economy, food security, and effects on the traditional economy in Paulatuk NWT, April 2008 to August 2009.

• Main Authors: Cindy Dickson, Council Of Yukon First Nations, Zoe Todd, Department Of Resource Economics, Brenda Parlee, Department Of Resource Economics, Paulatuk Community Corporation, Paulatuk Hunters And Trappers Committee
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Cryospheric Information Network 2016
• Subjects: Diet; Food security; Gender; Harvesting site; Inuvialuit; Paulatuk; Traditional economy; Wage economy; International Polar Year-Arctic Peoples, Culture, Resilience and Caribou; Arctic; Inuvik; International Polar Year
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5443/11457; https://www.polardata.ca/pdcsearch/?doi_id=11457

The data consists of 22 semi-directed interviews, with quantitative survey questions and open-ended interview questions. Interviews are in the form of audio files and transcriptions. 2 interviews were done in Inuvik, and 20 in Paulatuk. In Paulatuk, the 20 participants are between the ages of 20 to 83, with 9 participants being female and 11 being male. Extensive notes from a workshop conducted in August 2009 were also taken. 2 additional interviews were conducted in Paulatuk in August 2009. Snowball sampling was used to recruit participants. : Purpose: The research project aimed to gather information regarding employment, harvesting, dietary patterns and social networks in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region; and participant's perceptions of their experiences of employment, harvesting, and food security in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region to better understand the relationships between the wage economy and the traditional economy. : Summary: Not Applicable