“Moving from understanding to action on food security in Inuit Nunangat”:

ArcticNet, 5th December 2022, Toronto, ON

Authors

  • Angus Naylor University of Victoria
  • Tiff-Annie Kenny Département de Médecine Sociale et Préventive, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
  • Chris Furgal Department of Indigenous Studies, Trent University, Peterborough, ON, Canada
  • Dorothy Beale School of Public Health and Social Policy, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada
  • Duncan Warltier Centre for Indigenous Peoples’ Nutrition and Environment (CINE), McGill University, QC, Canada
  • Marie-Hélène Carignan Département de Médecine Sociale et Préventive, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
  • Lynn Blackwood Department of Health and Social Development, Nunatsiavut Government, Nunatsiavut, NL, Canada
  • Brian Wade Inuvialuit Community Development Organization
  • Gabriela Goodman Department of Health, Government of Nunavut, Iqaluit, NU, Canada
  • Jordyn Stafford Prevention and Health Promotion, Nunavik Regional Board of Health and Social Services
  • Matthew Little School of Public Health and Social Policy, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15353/cfs-rcea.v10i2.643

Keywords:

food sovereignty, Arctic Canada, food programming, country food, ArcticNet, food security

Abstract

This Commentary details key challenges and opportunities relating to the promotion of food security in Inuit Nunangat, discussed as part of the event “Moving from understanding to action on food security in Inuit Nunangat”, convened at the ArcticNet Annual Scientific Meeting on 5th December 2022 in Toronto. The purpose of the event was to explore opportunities for action on food security in northern communities, and to mobilize knowledge on current and future food security programming. A range of stakeholders from across Inuit Nunangat and Canada were involved, including representatives from Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami and Nutrition North Canada, territorial, regional, and community food security co-ordinators and government delegates, academics, and community members. Points of discussion across the day included the integration of culturally appropriate country foods into food programming; the importance of human and financial resources to program success; interactions between COVID-19, climate change, and food security; challenges relating to the classification of “households” in food security surveys; and the crucial importance of school food programs for reducing food and income stress on families.

Chinese Croquembouche, or pyramid of choux pastries, each dipped in chocolate

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Published

2023-07-10

How to Cite

Naylor, A., Kenny, T.-A., Furgal, C., Beale, D., Warltier, D., Carignan, M.-H., … Little, M. (2023). “Moving from understanding to action on food security in Inuit Nunangat”: : ArcticNet, 5th December 2022, Toronto, ON. Canadian Food Studies La Revue Canadienne Des études Sur l’alimentation, 10(2), 4–13. https://doi.org/10.15353/cfs-rcea.v10i2.643

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 2 (2023): Transition, coherence, resilience and joy

Section

Commentary

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Copyright (c) 2023 Angus Naylor, Tiff-Annie Kenny, Chris Furgal, Dorothy Beale, Duncan Warltier, Marie-Hélène Carignan, Lynn Blackwood, Brian Wade

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