Climate change, community capitals, and food security: Building a more sustainable food system in a northern Canadian boreal community

• Published in: Canadian Food Studies / La Revue canadienne des études sur l'alimentation
• Main Authors: Andrew Spring, Blair Carter, Alison Blay-Palmer
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; French
• Published: University of Waterloo 2018
• Subjects: Nutrition. Foods and food supply; TX341-641; Social Sciences; H; Kakisa; Northwest Territories
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.15353/cfs-rcea.v5i2.199; https://doaj.org/article/483b47d95e8643f98fc6b5d903258530

Canada’s North offers unique food systems perspectives. Built on close cultural and spiritual ties to the land, the food systems within many northern communities still rely on the harvesting and gathering of traditional food and function through the sharing of food throughout the community. However,...