We will promote country food as a foundational food for Nunavummiut.
Country food is a basic food for Nunavummiut. It is important because it:
- Gives excellent nutrition.
- Plays a critical role in Inuit culture.
- Contributes to strong, sustainable, self-reliant communities.
There is concern that Nunavummiut eat less country food today than in the past. Many factors affect access to country food:
- Loss of traditional knowledge.
- High cost of harvesting equipment.
- Rapid population growth.
- Poverty that limits people’s ability to pursue traditional activities.
- Changing food preferences.
- Changing climate conditions that restrict access to harvesting areas and impact wildlife.
- Scarcity of wildlife due to population fluctuations.
A secure food system in Nunavut depends on access to country food.
Objectives: |
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| 1.1 | Support harvesters so they can pursue traditional livelihoods. |
| 1.2 | Help ensure that Nunavummiut who are most vulnerable to food insecurity are able to access country food. |
| 1.3 | Promote the continuation of informal country food sharing networks. |
| 1.4 | Explore sustainable commercialization of country food. |
| 1.5 | Improve community-based infrastructure that provides harvesters with places to store, prepare, share and, as appropriate, sell their harvests. |
| 1.6 | Seek a balance between the needs of Nunavummiut and the principles of wildlife conservation. |
| 1.7 |
Encourage consumption of a wider variety of country food.
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