Licence #2703

Regions: Kivalliq Region, Nunavut

Tags: biology, traditional food, plants, agriculture, diet

Principal Investigator: Cummins, W.R. (1)
Licence Number: 2703
Organization: NSERC
Licensed Year(s): 1981
Issued: Jan 01, 1981
Project Team: J. Svoboda and M. Romer

Objective(s): To undertake a study to determine the acceptability of locally grown tundra plants and southern vegetables as part of the local residents' diet. Samples of seeds, plants, peat moss, beach sand and lake bottom sediments will be collected for future analysis and comparison with southern counterparts.