Indigenous Land-Based Approaches to Well-Being: The Niska (Goose) Harvesting Program in Subarctic Ontario, Canada

• Published in: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
• Main Authors: Fatima Ahmed, Eric N. Liberda, Andrew Solomon, Roger Davey, Bernard Sutherland, Leonard J. S. Tsuji
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: Indigenous; First Nations; well-being; cortisol; stress; goose harvesting; food security; photovoice; two-eyed seeing; wellness; subarctic Canada; Canada; Niska; Subarctic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20043686

Historically, goose harvesting provided a source of culturally significant, safe, and nutritious food for the Omushkego Cree of subarctic Ontario, Canada. Disruptions stemming from colonization and climate change have led to a decrease in harvesting, resulting in higher rates of food insecurity. The...