Soloway Beverly
Department of History, Lakehead University.
Can Bull Med Hist. 2015 Fall;32(2):253-273. doi: 10.3138/cbmh.32.2.253.
The 17th-century arrival of the Hudson's Bay Company in Rupert's Land disrupted Mushkegowuk (Cree) hunter-gatherer society by replacing the collection of indigenous plant foods with a British planted-food model. Within a hundred years of British contact, new foodways relied upon hunting and gardening, bringing a loss in heritage plant food knowledge. Mushkegowuk living in the sub-arctic today have minimal knowledge of edible indigenous plants. Dependence on limited local gardening or imported grocery store vegetables has affected diet, nutrition, and cultural systems. In addition to exploring plant food gathering and gardening history in the Hudson Bay Lowlands, this paper demonstrates how re-discovering lost foodway knowledge can contribute to the health and well-being of those living in the far north.
17世纪哈德逊湾公司抵达鲁珀特之地，用英国种植粮食模式取代了当地的植物性食物采集，扰乱了穆斯克戈武克（克里）狩猎采集社会。在与英国人接触的一百年内，新的饮食方式依赖于狩猎和园艺，导致传统植物性食物知识流失。如今生活在亚北极地区的穆斯克戈武克人对可食用的本土植物知之甚少。对有限的当地园艺产品或进口杂货店蔬菜的依赖影响了饮食、营养和文化体系。除了探究哈德逊湾低地的植物性食物采集和园艺历史外，本文还展示了重新发现已失传的饮食方式知识如何能够促进生活在遥远北方地区人们的健康和福祉。
