Making a Living

Place, Food, and Economy in an Inuit Community

Häftad, Engelska, 2010

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Until recently, most residents of Puvirnituq, an Inuit settlement in Northern Quebec, made their living off the land. Successful hunting, fishing, trapping and gathering, so vital to people's survival, were underpinned by the expectation that food should be shared. As the Inuit moved into – both forced and voluntary – they have had to incorporate the workings of a monetized economy into their own notions of how to operate as a society. Quoting local residents and drawing upon academic literature, the author documents the experiences of an Inuit community as they wrestle with how to accommodate their belief in a sharing economy with the demands of market forces.

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Utgivningsdatum2010-01-30
Mått152 x 229 x undefined mm
Vikt360 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor232
FörlagPurich Publishing
ISBN9781895830590

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Nicole Gombay was educated in Canada and taught Geography at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand. Her research has, in various ways, been linked to the experience of Indigenous people living in the context of a settler society, placing a particular emphasis on the impacts of the inclusion of Indigenous populations in the political and economic institutions associated with the state. The context for her research has been in the Arctic, with a particular emphasis on Inuit populations in Canada. Gombay is currently involved in two research projects in Nunavik, in northern Quebec. The first project is related to poaching, and the second is related to Inuit entrepreneurs.

1: Placing Economics: Telling Stories About Food and Making a LivingIntroductionWelcome to PuvirnituqNarrativePlaceIssues of EconomicsThe Place of Economy and the Economy of Place2: The Place of Country Foods / Country Foods in PlaceNiqituinnaqSeasons, Weather, Time, and Country FoodsCommon Property and Country FoodsAnimal Relations and Country FoodsThe Social Relations of Country FoodsMemory, Home, and Country FoodsKnowledge, Place, and Country FoodsHealth and Country FoodsPolitics and Country FoodsEconomics and Country Foods3: The Political Economy of Nunavik and the Commoditization of Country FoodsGovernment Approaches to Economic Development in the Canadian NorthThe Political Economy of NunavikThe Commoditization of Country Foods among Inuit: An OverviewForms of Commoditization in Nunavik4: Sold Down the River: The Business of Country Foods in PuvirnituqHistory, Economy, and SocietyThe Commoditization of Country Foods in Puvirnituq5: "If You Want to Buy, I'll Sell it to You. If You're Asking for it, I'll Give it to You": Change and ContinuitySelling off the Commons: Evolving Systems of Belief and BehaviourSocial Processes: Sharing, Community, and IdentityMoney and Processes of ValuationScaling the Boundaries of PlaceThe Commoditization of Country Foods: Scale, Value, Identities, Community, and FuturesEpilogue: Closing the Circle?Appendices1. Country Foods Eaten in Puvurnituq2. Employment, Population, and Earning Statistics for Puvirnituq3. Comparative List of Prices Paid for Country Foods in Puvirnituq, 20014. Glossary of InuktitutNotesBibliographyIndex