Use of and Preference for Traditional Foods among the Belcher Island Inuit

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Wein, Eleanor E., Freeman, Milton M.R., Makus, Jeanette C.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1996
• Subjects: traditional foods; food preferences; Belcher Island Inuit; Sanikiluaq; aliments traditionnels; préférences alimentaires; Inuit de l’île Belcher; Belcher; Belcher Island; Canada; Northwest Territories; Arctic; inuit; Territoires du Nord-Ouest
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64256

To document the extent of use of traditional foods (marine and land mammals, birds, fish, and plants) and degree of preference for these foods in contemporary diets and culture, 102 households (98% of Inuit households) in the community of Sanikiluaq, Northwest Territories, Canada, were studied. Duri...