‘Feeding our families; that’s what we have been doing for centuries’

Quintal-Marineau, Magalie

doi:10.3828/hgr.2017.30

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“…Additionally, women in Q2017 had higher incomes and levels of education as compared to men. This is consistent with other studies conducted in Nunavut that reported women are more likely to participate in the labour force compared to men (Quintal-Marineau, 2017a ), playing an important role for monetary contributions of subsistence practices (e.g., hunting) (Quintal-Marineau, 2017b ; Quintal-Marineau & Wenzel, 2019 ). As higher income and education are associated with more economically driven occupations, it is likely that women have less time to harvest and prepare country foods, increasing their reliance on market foods.…”

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Sociodemographic patterning of dietary profiles among Inuit youth and adults in Nunavik, Canada: a cross-sectional study

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Ayotte

Furgal

et al. 2022

Can J Public Health

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Objectives Country (traditional) foods are integral to Inuit culture, but market food consumption is increasing. The Qanuilirpitaa? 2017 Nunavik Health Survey (Q2017) reported similar country food consumption frequency compared to that in 2004; however, examining food items individually does not account for diet patterns, food accessibility, and correlations between food items. Our objective was to identify underlying dietary profiles and compare them across sex, age, ecological region, and food insecurity markers, given the links among diet, health, and sociocultural determinants. Methods Food frequency and sociodemographic data were derived from the Q2017 survey (N = 1176). Latent profile analysis identified dietary profiles using variables for the relative frequencies of country and market food consumption first, followed by an analysis with those for country food variables only. Multinomial logistic regression examined the associations among dietary profiles, sociodemographic factors, and food insecurity markers (to disassociate between food preferences and food access). Results Four overall dietary profiles and four country food dietary profiles were identified characterized by the relative frequency of country and market food in the diet. The patterns were stable across several sensitivity analyses and in line with our Inuit partners’ local knowledge. For the overall profiles, women and adults aged 30–49 years were more likely to have a market food–dominant profile, whereas men and individuals aged 16–29 and 50+ years more often consumed a country food–dominant profile. In the country food profiles, Inuit aged 16–29 years were more likely to have a moderate country food profile whereas Inuit aged 50+ were more likely to have a high country food–consumption profile. A low country and market food–consumption profile was linked to higher prevalence of food insecurity markers. Conclusion We were able to identify distinct dietary profiles with strong social patterning. The profiles elucidated in this study are aligned with the impact of colonial influence on diet and subsequent country food promotion programs for Inuit youth. These profiles will be used for further study of nutritional status, contaminant exposure, and health to provide context for future public health programs.

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Sociodemographic patterning of dietary profiles among Inuit youth and adults in Nunavik, Canada: a cross-sectional study

Aker

Ayotte

Furgal

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Can J Public Health

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“…While these are important initiatives and investments that are helping to transform northern economies and communities, they can be argued to be peripheral and transient to the primary economy that has long defined and continues to define northern regions (Wenzel, 2017). The country food system is the food that feeds Nunavummiut (the people of Nunavut), the labour that employs Nunavummiut, the economy that supports Nunavummiut, and the culture that defines Nunavummiut (Nunavut Food Security Coalition, 2014;Quintal-Marineau, 2017;Ready, 2017;Wenzel, 2017).…”

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Valuation of Country Food in Nunavut Based on Energy and Protein Replacement

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Landry‐Cuerrier²,

Humphries³

2021

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Communicating value across the pluralities of Indigenous Peoples’ food systems requires attention to economy and environment, food and wildlife, and the health of the people and that of the land. Valuation of distinct entities is always difficult but often essential to describe collective wealth and well-being, to quantify trade-offs, and to consider compensation when one is compromised for another. Here we estimate the replacement value of Nunavut country food by combining information on the amount and nutritional composition of harvested country food with the nutritional content and local price of store-bought food. Comparing the five-year average of energy and protein available in reported harvest to recommended dietary allowances indicates that 17 of 21 Nunavut communities harvest enough country food to satisfy the protein requirements of all community members. Nunavut’s country food system annually harvests five million kg of protein-rich food from across the territory, which would cost $198 million to purchase as store-bought protein, with a replacement value between $13.19 and $39.67 per kg depending on energy versus protein replacement and the inclusion versus exclusion of store-bought food subsidies. These valuations are higher than most previous estimates of local food value because they are more reflective of the energy and nutrient richness of country food and the high price of store-bought food in northern communities. The country food system is priceless in many, profound ways; better awareness of its energy and protein cost of replacement, together with the breadth of its nutritional and cultural value, may help to ensure local food systems are prioritized in northern food security and economic development initiatives.

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“…211 And, as Usher, Duhaime and Searles explained, the subsistence economy absorbs surplus labour when waged labour opportunities decline, and women's waged labour supports men's ability to provide country food resources. 212…”

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Sewing in Arviat: Inuit Women’s Work Through Stories and Parkas

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Sewing has long been a core part of Inuit women's land-based labour in Arviat, Nunavut. The objects that Inuit women produce by sewing, such as parkas, embody their responses to and perspectives of colonialism and the entrenchment of the capitalist economy in their communities. This dissertation takes an interdisciplinary approach using archival records and photographs, museums objects, interviews with seamstresses and experiential learning. In this project, gendered work is inherently connected to gendered knowledge. The amauti, a women's parka with a pouch to carry small children is useful for understanding both work and knowledge because it is a tool for women's work, while also serving as a conceptual lens through which to discuss Inuit women's knowledge transmission. I use methodologies developed in material culture studies to carefully develop three case studies to trace Inuit women's labour through three sewing mediums.iii Classification: Protected A ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First, I want to thank all seamstresses who participated in this project. This project would not exist without their generosity in sharing their skills, time and knowledge. In Arviat, I especially want to thank Nuatie Aggark, Joy Suluk, Eric Anoee Jr., Gord Billiard and Shelton Nipisar. I am also grateful for the support of the Arviat Film Society, which provided me with filming equipment and excellent advice.This project owes its existence to thanks to the support of many individuals and institutions. I want to acknowledge my exceptional thesis committee: Michel Hogue, Ruth Phillips, Carol Payne and Donna Patrick, whose patience, support, critique and careful engagement with the project, its ideas and its words were instrumental to this project. In addition, I received generous financial support from SSHRC through the Joseph-Armand Bombardier Doctoral Scholarship, which funded the first three years of this project; two years of financial support through the Ontario Government Scholarship; and continued support through Carleton University's generous funding package.My academic community has extended past my committee. I am incredibly grateful to Frank Tough (University of Alberta) for his mentorship during the last years of writing. His support, both personal and through MAP Lab was central to the success of this project. I also want to thank the editorial team of Atiqput, Deborah Kigjugalik Webster, along with Beth (LAC) and Carol (Carleton), for their laughter, inclusion, and wise words. Finally, thank you to Jill Oakes' whose research was foundational for my own and kindly supportive of my project.

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‘Feeding our families; that’s what we have been doing for centuries’

Cited by 5 publications

References 33 publications

Sociodemographic patterning of dietary profiles among Inuit youth and adults in Nunavik, Canada: a cross-sectional study

Sociodemographic patterning of dietary profiles among Inuit youth and adults in Nunavik, Canada: a cross-sectional study

Valuation of Country Food in Nunavut Based on Energy and Protein Replacement

Sewing in Arviat: Inuit Women’s Work Through Stories and Parkas

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