Regions: Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut
Tags: social sciences, economics, hunting, socio-economics, youth, Inuit
| Principal Investigator: | Wenzel, George W. (10) |
| Licence Number: | 12601 |
| Organization: | McGill University |
| Licensed Year(s): |
1994
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| Issued: | Jan 01, 1994 |
| Project Team: | I. Qillaq, E. Loring, S. Cundill, S. den Ouden, plus 2 more assistants from Clyde River |
Objective(s): To analyze the degree to which subsistence harvesting and social relations continue to be a marker of Inuit identity; to assess the involvement of youth in subsistence activities contributes to wider household (extended family) economic strategies; to determine whether individual and household subsistence activities affect economic and social links at higher levels of social integration.
Project Description: The researchers are interested in understanding how subsistence hunting contributes to Inuit society in Clyde River. Data will be collected from selected households over the next 3 years on harvesting activities and land use. This information will be used to understand how subsistence and wage economy activities have developed into a mixed economy, and to determine future economic trends based on employment interests of Inuit youth.
