The Importance of a Mixed Cash- and Harvest Herding Based Economy to Living in the Arctic – An Analysis on the Survey of Living Conditions in the Arctic (SLiCA)

Social stratification through the capabilities approach: the case of the Inuit of Nunavik

“…The use of other databases, such as the SLiCA, not only in Arctic Canada but also in other regions covered since the beginning of SLiCA, could serve to enrich our exploration (Kruse et al 2008;Poppel and Kruse 2009) and broaden the perspectives.…”

Arctic Social Indicators

“…21 The "mixed economy" is characterized by the co-existence of asubsistence based hunting/herding/fishing economy and a market economy. Poppel 2006;Poppel & Kruse 2009). In accordance with this perception a number of questions were asked about the knowledge of skills important to traditional livelihood; e.g.…”

“…In accordance with this perception a number of questions were asked about the knowledge of skills important to traditional livelihood; e.g. whether they were transferred during childhood or learned later; whether the respondent passed this knowledge onto his/her children; or, not least importantly, whether traditional skills were still used today Poppel, 2006;Poppel & Kruse, 2009). Figure 11 shows if and to what degree traditional skills are still being used by the Inuit (data from Canada are not available).…”

“…This proportion not only informs us about the economic significance of the harvest (or to which degree a household's own harvest substitutes food bought in shops), but also the people's relationship to and dependency on their surrounding environment. The consumption of traditional food harvested by one or more household members is significant in all regions, regardless of variations (Poppel, 2006;Poppel & Kruse, 2009). As almost two out of three Alaskan Inuit, two out of three indigenous Chukotkans, and one out of three Greenlanders perceive that over one half of what their households eats is also harvested a household member "contact with nature" measured by "harvesting for own consumption" suggests that contact with nature is more important to Alaskan Inuit than to other Inuit.…”

Arctic Societies, Cultures, and Peoples in a Changing Cryosphere

“…Because of extensive food-sharing networks, changing sea-ice conditions that have an impact on hunting will also affect those not directly involved in hunting (e.g., Hovelsrud and Smit 2010). It is estimated that in four of ten Inuit households more than 50% of the meat consumed is harvested (Poppel and Kruse 2009). Despite limitations, seal hunting remains essential for feeding sled dogs which are critical for hunting, fishing and tourism (Pearce et al 2010).…”