Local Ecological Knowledge and Importance of Bakeapple (Rubus chamaemorus L.) in a Southeast Labrador Métis Community

• Published in: Ethnobiology Letters
• Main Authors: Amanda L. Karst, Nancy J. Turner
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Society of Ethnobiology 2011
• Subjects: Labrador; Métis; bakeapple; local ecological knowledge; Rubus chamaemorus; Human ecology. Anthropogeography; GF1-900; Arctic; Charlottetown; Subarctic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.14237/ebl.2.2011.28; https://doaj.org/article/bcad8ff6917949e7ab9e3b37ef4e925b

Bakeapple, or cloudberry (Rubus chamaemorus L.; Rosaceae) is a circumpolar perennial with orange aggregate fruits, which has been a vital food resource for many northern peoples including those of the Subarctic and Arctic areas of North America. This study documented the importance and local knowled...