Trends in Subsistence Research in Northern Canada: A Systematic Literature Review

• Main Authors: Natcher, David C., Bogdan, Ana Maria, Southcott, Chris
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2022
• Subjects: subsistence; Canada; networks; publications; gender; culture; Indigenous; Arctic; ArcticNet; International Polar Year
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/75673

In this paper we present the results from a systematic literature review of subsistence research that was conducted in northern Canada between 1950 and 2019. Our analysis identified trends in subsistence research, including the breadth of research topics, influential scholars and scholarship, and the emergence of research networks. Our results identified 245 publications authored by a multidisciplinary network of 365 scholars. Research conducted through ArcticNet and the International Polar Year is responsible for 75% (n = 183 of 245) of all subsistence-related publications during this period. Subsistence publications cover a wide range of topics, including climate change, nutrition, and wildlife management, but Indigenous food culture and the roles of women in subsistence have received comparatively less scholarly attention. Given the profound changes occurring in northern Canada, whether a result of anthropogenic or non-anthropogenic disturbances, greater attention to the cultural and gendered dimensions of subsistence will be particularly valuable to northern scholarship and the public policies it can inform. This attention will be increasingly necessary in a time when critical thinking about the future of subsistence in northern Canada is of critical need. Nous présentons dans cet article les résultats d’un dépouillement systématique de la recherche sur la subsistance réalisée dans le Nord canadien de 1950 à 2019. Notre analyse a permis de repérer des tendances en matière de recherche sur la subsistance, y compris en ce qui a trait à l’ampleur des sujets de recherche, aux érudits et aux chercheurs influents, et à l’émergence de réseaux de recherche. Nos résultats ont permis de trouver 245 publications produites par des auteurs faisant partie d’un réseau multidisciplinaire comprenant 365 érudits. Les recherches que nous avons effectuées dans ArcticNet et dans les publications de l’Année polaire internationale ont permis de relever 75 % (n = 183 sur 245) de toutes les publications portant sur la subsistance ...