The Seasonal Nutrient Density of Country Food Harvested in Makkovik, Labrador

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Mackey, M.G. Alton, Orr, R.D. Moore
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1988
• Subjects: Calcium; Fishing; Food; Hunting; Iron; Native peoples; Proteins; Subsistence; Makkovik; Labrador; Arctic; Subarctic; subarctique*
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64755

The contribution of country food to the diets of residents of Makkovik, Labrador, reflects the seasonal availability of different species on the northern Labrador coast. The nutrient density of the wild food component of the food supply varies from season to season according to the relative contribu...