Sharing country food: connecting health, food security and cultural continuity in Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut

• Published in: Polar Research
• Main Authors: Sarah L. Newell, Nancy C. Doubleday
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 2020
• Subjects: inuit; culture; traditional knowledge; climate change; chesterfield inlet; health and well-being; demo; socio; Arctic; Chesterfield Inlet; Nunavut; Climate change; Polar Research
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.33265/polar.v39.3755; https://doaj.org/article/a55528e5ba9d496588d932f10e55291b

Food security is a complex topic defined not just by having enough nutritious food to eat but also by cost, safety and cultural considerations. In Arctic Inuit communities, food security is intimately connected to culture through traditional methods of harvesting country food. In Chesterfield Inlet,...