Household Harvesting, State Policy, and Migration: Evidence from the Survey of Living Conditions in the Arctic
Household harvesting of wild fish and game contributes to food security in indigenous communities across the Arctic, and in some regions plays an important role in cultural identity of indigenous peoples. The degree to which the state regulates harvesting and restricts distribution of country foods...
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ftmdpi:oai:mdpi.com:/2071-1050/13/13/7071/ 2023-08-20T04:03:30+02:00 Household Harvesting, State Policy, and Migration: Evidence from the Survey of Living Conditions in the Arctic Matthew Berman agris 2021-06-23 application/pdf https://doi.org/10.3390/su13137071 EN eng Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13137071 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Sustainability; Volume 13; Issue 13; Pages: 7071 arctic Indigenous peoples subsistence livelihoods Inuit mobility Text 2021 ftmdpi https://doi.org/10.3390/su13137071 2023-08-01T02:01:24Z Household harvesting of wild fish and game contributes to food security in indigenous communities across the Arctic, and in some regions plays an important role in cultural identity of indigenous peoples. The degree to which the state regulates harvesting and restricts distribution of country foods varies widely, however, and this intervention in local economies can affect livelihood opportunities. The paper hypothesizes that where state policy has contributed to harvesting remaining a culturally embedded livelihood strategy, its contribution to the quality of life may influence people to remain in rural communities, despite potentially lower material living standards. Lacking such a cultural linkage, harvesting may become the employer of last resort for people unable to find paying jobs or leave declining communities for a better life elsewhere. The paper examines the association between Survey of Living Conditions in the Arctic (SLiCA) respondents’ intent to remain in their community of residence and household harvesting, cash income from work, and other relevant factors. The results include both similarities and differences for residents of arctic Alaska, arctic Canada, Greenland, and Chukotka. Systematic differences found appear consistent with the hypothesis about the role of household harvesting and state policy toward harvest and distribution of country foods. Text Arctic Chukotka Greenland inuit Alaska MDPI Open Access Publishing Arctic Canada Greenland Sustainability 13 13 7071 |
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Household harvesting of wild fish and game contributes to food security in indigenous communities across the Arctic, and in some regions plays an important role in cultural identity of indigenous peoples. The degree to which the state regulates harvesting and restricts distribution of country foods varies widely, however, and this intervention in local economies can affect livelihood opportunities. The paper hypothesizes that where state policy has contributed to harvesting remaining a culturally embedded livelihood strategy, its contribution to the quality of life may influence people to remain in rural communities, despite potentially lower material living standards. Lacking such a cultural linkage, harvesting may become the employer of last resort for people unable to find paying jobs or leave declining communities for a better life elsewhere. The paper examines the association between Survey of Living Conditions in the Arctic (SLiCA) respondents’ intent to remain in their community of residence and household harvesting, cash income from work, and other relevant factors. The results include both similarities and differences for residents of arctic Alaska, arctic Canada, Greenland, and Chukotka. Systematic differences found appear consistent with the hypothesis about the role of household harvesting and state policy toward harvest and distribution of country foods. |
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