Harvest Programs in First Nations of Subarctic Canada: The Benefits Go Beyond Addressing Food Security and Environmental Sustainability Issues
| Autor: | Eric N. Liberda, Leonard J. S. Tsuji, Aleksandra M. Zuk, Roger Davey, Stephen R.J. Tsuji |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Canada
Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Health Status lcsh:Medicine wellness Indigenous Article Food Supply Birds 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine harvesting of overabundant species Waterfowl Animals Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Indigenous Canadians Traditional knowledge Environmental planning Minority Groups Food sharing 030505 public health Food security biology lcsh:R Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health strengthening of social networks Indigenous peoples’ perspective of being on the land food security Indigenous knowledge transmission biology.organism_classification Subarctic climate Food insecurity Sustainability Business First Nations of subarctic Canada sharing networks 0305 other medical science |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 17, Iss 8113, p 8113 (2020) International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Volume 17 Issue 21 |
| ISSN: | 1661-7827 1660-4601 |
| Popis: | By breaking down barriers that impacted the ability of subarctic First Nations people to harvest waterfowl, the Sharing-the-Harvest program provided a safe, nutritious, and culturally appropriate food (i.e., geese) to James Bay Cree communities while also helping to protect the environment by harvesting overabundant geese. However, the impacts extend beyond those described above. Thus, the objectives of the present paper are twofold: to document the food sharing networks of the Sharing-the-Harvest program and to examine the benefits associated with the harvest program beyond food security and environmental sustainability issues, as revealed through semi-directed interviews. In the regional initiative, harvested geese were shared with all James Bay communities sharing is an important part of Cree culture. Where detailed information was collected, the goose-sharing network reached 76% of the homes in one of the communities. Likewise, in the local initiative, the goose-sharing network had a 76% coverage rate of the homes in the community. Although decreasing food insecurity was an important focus of the harvest-sharing programs, there were other benefits, from an Indigenous perspective, of being on the land, as identified by the Cree harvesters through semi-directed interviews (e.g., the transmission of Indigenous knowledge, the strengthening of social networks, and the feeling of wellness while out on-the-land). Thus, by participating in the on-the-land harvest programs, the Cree gained benefits beyond those solely related to strengthening food security and contributing in part to environmental sustainability. The Sharing-the-Harvest protocol has the potential to be adapted and employed by other Indigenous (or marginalized) groups worldwide, to help improve health and wellness, while, also protecting the environment from overabundant and/or invasive species. |
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