Overview

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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Author:   Nicole Gombay
Publisher:   Purich Publishing
Imprint:   Purich Publishing
Weight:   0.360kg
ISBN:  

9781895830590

ISBN 10:   1895830591
Pages:   232
Publication Date:   30 January 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1: Placing Economics: Telling Stories About Food and Making a Living Introduction Welcome to Puvirnituq Narrative Place Issues of Economics The Place of Economy and the Economy of Place 2: The Place of Country Foods / Country Foods in Place Niqituinnaq Seasons, Weather, Time, and Country Foods Common Property and Country Foods Animal Relations and Country Foods The Social Relations of Country Foods Memory, Home, and Country Foods Knowledge, Place, and Country Foods Health and Country Foods Politics and Country Foods Economics and Country Foods 3: The Political Economy of Nunavik and the Commoditization of Country Foods Government Approaches to Economic Development in the Canadian North The Political Economy of Nunavik The Commoditization of Country Foods among Inuit: An Overview Forms of Commoditization in Nunavik 4: Sold Down the River: The Business of Country Foods in Puvirnituq History, Economy, and Society The Commoditization of Country Foods in Puvirnituq 5: 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 Continuity Selling off the Commons: Evolving Systems of Belief and Behaviour Social Processes: Sharing, Community, and Identity Money and Processes of Valuation Scaling the Boundaries of Place The Commoditization of Country Foods: Scale, Value, Identities, Community, and Futures Epilogue: Closing the Circle? Appendices 1. Country Foods Eaten in Puvurnituq 2. Employment, Population, and Earning Statistics for Puvirnituq 3. Comparative List of Prices Paid for Country Foods in Puvirnituq, 2001 4. Glossary of Inuktitut Notes Bibliography Index

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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.

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