Guyot Melissa, Dickson Cindy, Paci Chris, Furgal Chris, Chan Hing Man
Centre for Indigenous Peoples' Nutrition and Environment (CINE), McGill University, Ste. Anne de Bellevue, Quebec, Canada.
Int J Circumpolar Health. 2006 Dec;65(5):403-15. doi: 10.3402/ijch.v65i5.18135.
Our primary objective was to record participant observations of changes in the local environment, harvesting situations and traditional food species and to explore what impact these may have on traditional food.
A participatory study with 2 northern Aboriginal communities in Canada.
Focus groups were conducted in both communities. Both specific and open-ended questions were asked, to gather information about the traditional food harvest and a qualitative analysis was conducted.
Members from both communities are witnessing variable changes in climate that are affecting their traditional food harvest. New species and changes in migration of species being observed by community members have the potential to affect the consumption of traditional food. Similarly, changes in water levels in and around harvesting areas are affecting access to harvest areas, which in turn affects the traditional food harvest.
Community members have been required to change their harvest mechanisms to adapt to changes in climate and ensure an adequate supply of traditional food. A strong commitment to programs that will ensure the protection of traditional food systems is necessary.
我们的主要目标是记录参与者对当地环境变化、收获情况和传统食物种类的观察，并探讨这些变化可能对传统食物产生何种影响。
对加拿大北部两个原住民社区进行的一项参与式研究。
在两个社区都开展了焦点小组讨论。提出了具体问题和开放式问题，以收集有关传统食物收获的信息，并进行了定性分析。
两个社区的成员都目睹了正在影响其传统食物收获的气候变化。社区成员观察到的新物种和物种迁徙变化有可能影响传统食物的消费。同样，收获区域及其周边的水位变化正在影响进入收获区域的机会，进而影响传统食物收获。
社区成员必须改变他们的收获方式，以适应气候变化，并确保传统食物的充足供应。必须坚定致力于确保保护传统食物系统的各项计划。
