INALCO 2009, Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference, Orality (Paris, 2006)
Orality in the 21st Century: Inuit Discourse and Practices. Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Peter Collings
Description
Study suggests that young hunters are not under pressure to produce very much food due to provisions made by parents and older siblings.
Paper from Orality in the 21st Century: Inuit Discourse and Practices. Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference edited by B. Collingnon and M. Therrien.
International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition, vol. 63, no. 7, 2012, pp. 782-789
Description
Study shows nutritional intervention strategies are needed to promote frequent consumption of nutrient-rich foods and less frequent consumption of non-nutrient dense foods.
Centre for Indigenous Peoples' Nutrition and Environment (CINE)
Description
Links to videos, which present highlights from indigenous communities in nine countries, aimed at contributing to the evidence base used to make global policies to protect Indigenous Peoples' food resources and promote good health.
Explores how wildberries are a special type of non-timber forest product that have social, cultural and economic importance for the Gwich’in communities.
Six programs are discussed: Take a Kid Trapping & Harvesting; Kugluktuk High School, School Cooking Club; Harvester Support Program; Project Nunavut and the Country Food Market; Kuujjuaq Greenhouse Project; and Personal Gardening. Includes description, date program began, benefits and challenges for each initiative.