Being on Land and Sea in Troubled Times: Climate Change and Food Sovereignty in Nunavut
Climate change driven food insecurity has emerged as a topic of special concern in the Canadian Arctic. Inuit communities in this region rely heavily on subsistence; however, access to traditional food sources may have been compromised due to climate change. Drawing from a total of 25 interviews amo...
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ftrepec:oai:RePEc:gam:jlands:v:9:y:2020:i:12:p:508-:d:459774 2024-04-14T08:06:44+00:00 Being on Land and Sea in Troubled Times: Climate Change and Food Sovereignty in Nunavut Bindu Panikkar Benjamin Lemmond https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/9/12/508/pdf https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/9/12/508/ unknown https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/9/12/508/pdf https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/9/12/508/ article ftrepec 2024-03-19T10:38:03Z Climate change driven food insecurity has emerged as a topic of special concern in the Canadian Arctic. Inuit communities in this region rely heavily on subsistence; however, access to traditional food sources may have been compromised due to climate change. Drawing from a total of 25 interviews among Inuit elders and experienced hunters from Cambridge Bay and Kugluktuk in Nunavut, Canada, this research examines how climate change is impacting food sovereignty and health. Our results show that reports of food insecurity were more pronounced in Kugluktuk than Cambridge Bay. Participants in Kugluktuk consistently noted declining availability of preferred fish and game species (e.g., caribou, Arctic char), a decline in participation of sharing networks, and overall increased difficulty accessing traditional foods. Respondents in both communities presented a consistent picture of climate change compounding existing socio-economic (e.g., poverty, disconnect between elders and youth) and health stressors affecting multiple aspects of food sovereignty. This article presents a situated understanding of how climate change as well as other sociocultural factors are eroding food sovereignty at the community-scale in the Arctic. We argue that a communal focus is required to address resilience and adaptation at the local level through programs that protect the local cultural knowledge, traditional ways of life, and indigenous sovereignty to reduce the severities of food insecurity in the Arctic stemming from climate change. Inuit food sovereignty; food security; Inuit health; climate change; Inuit subsistence practices Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Cambridge Bay Climate change inuit Kugluktuk Nunavut RePEc (Research Papers in Economics) Arctic Nunavut Canada Cambridge Bay ENVELOPE(-105.130,-105.130,69.037,69.037) Kugluktuk ENVELOPE(-115.096,-115.096,67.827,67.827) |
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Climate change driven food insecurity has emerged as a topic of special concern in the Canadian Arctic. Inuit communities in this region rely heavily on subsistence; however, access to traditional food sources may have been compromised due to climate change. Drawing from a total of 25 interviews among Inuit elders and experienced hunters from Cambridge Bay and Kugluktuk in Nunavut, Canada, this research examines how climate change is impacting food sovereignty and health. Our results show that reports of food insecurity were more pronounced in Kugluktuk than Cambridge Bay. Participants in Kugluktuk consistently noted declining availability of preferred fish and game species (e.g., caribou, Arctic char), a decline in participation of sharing networks, and overall increased difficulty accessing traditional foods. Respondents in both communities presented a consistent picture of climate change compounding existing socio-economic (e.g., poverty, disconnect between elders and youth) and health stressors affecting multiple aspects of food sovereignty. This article presents a situated understanding of how climate change as well as other sociocultural factors are eroding food sovereignty at the community-scale in the Arctic. We argue that a communal focus is required to address resilience and adaptation at the local level through programs that protect the local cultural knowledge, traditional ways of life, and indigenous sovereignty to reduce the severities of food insecurity in the Arctic stemming from climate change. Inuit food sovereignty; food security; Inuit health; climate change; Inuit subsistence practices |
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Being on Land and Sea in Troubled Times: Climate Change and Food Sovereignty in Nunavut |
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Being on Land and Sea in Troubled Times: Climate Change and Food Sovereignty in Nunavut |
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Being on Land and Sea in Troubled Times: Climate Change and Food Sovereignty in Nunavut |
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Being on Land and Sea in Troubled Times: Climate Change and Food Sovereignty in Nunavut |
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Being on Land and Sea in Troubled Times: Climate Change and Food Sovereignty in Nunavut |
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being on land and sea in troubled times: climate change and food sovereignty in nunavut |
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ENVELOPE(-105.130,-105.130,69.037,69.037) ENVELOPE(-115.096,-115.096,67.827,67.827) |
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