Insect Consumption in the Arctic

Ferreira, Maria Pontes; Cuerrier, Alain; Giroux, Marjolaine; Norton, Christian Howard

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-74011-9_2

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“…In sharing these experiences with Inuit and Cree youth, it quickly became clear to the organisers that many of the youth have a predisposition and an enthusiastic interest in entomology and that they have an eye for detail. The youth were also very much engaged with activities that encouraged a relationship with the natural environment around them and showed great respect for all living creatures (Ferreira et al 2018;Grégoire Taillefer et al 2021). What's more, they are keenly aware that their surroundings are rapidly changing and that climate change is having a major impact on their living environment.…”

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Nunavik Sentinels: documenting northern insect biodiversity and supporting Indigenous youth leadership through participatory research and education

Grégoire Taillefer,

Larrivée,

Mlynarek

et al. 2024

Can Entomol

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There is strong evidence that a biodiversity crisis is underway, fuelled by pollution, climate change, and invasive species. These impacts are especially important in northern Canadian regions. However, insect and other arthropod monitoring in Northern Canada urgently needed for land preservation is lacking. This paper presents the Nunavik Sentinels, a community-based participatory research programme (see definition, Table 1), that is aiming to fill those knowledge gaps while promoting collaboration among all stakeholders (organisations and members of northern communities, and scientists). Nunavik Sentinels is a unique insect-monitoring programme facilitated by the Montréal Insectarium – Espace pour la vie (Montréal, Québec, Canada), making entomology accessible to Indigenous youth by providing them with tools to lead expeditions in unexplored habitats and involving them in data collection. We present how this programme came to existence and its four-pillar framework (i.e., training land camp, summer employment, educational kit, and research). We touch upon how the programme is continually evolving. Finally, we demonstrate the benefits of the programme and how it will help better define the actions to be taken to prepare for future changes in northern biodiversity.

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Section: Programme Genesismentioning

confidence: 99%

Nunavik Sentinels: documenting northern insect biodiversity and supporting Indigenous youth leadership through participatory research and education

Grégoire Taillefer,

Larrivée,

Mlynarek

et al. 2024

Can Entomol

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The Role of Insects in Enhancing Ecosystem Services of Tree-Based Systems on Degraded Lands

Dzerefos

Halloran²,

Sousa

2020

Agroforestry for Degraded Landscapes

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Microbiota in foods from Inuit traditional hunting

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The foods we eat contain microorganisms that we ingest alongside the food. Industrialized food systems offer great advantages from a safety point of view, but have also been accused of depleting the diversity of the human microbiota with negative implications for human health. In contrast, artisanal traditional foods are potential sources of a diverse food microbiota. Traditional foods of the Greenlandic Inuit are comprised of animal-sourced foods prepared in the natural environment and are often consumed raw. These foods, some of which are on the verge of extinction, have not previously been microbiologically characterized. We mapped the microbiota of foods stemming from traditional Inuit land-based hunting activities. The foods included in the current study are dried muskox and caribou meat, caribou rumen and intestinal content as well as larval parasites from caribou hides, all traditional Inuit foods. This study shows that traditional drying methods are efficient for limiting microbial growth through desiccation. The results also show the rumen content of the caribou to be a highly diverse source of microbes with potential for degradation of plants. Finally, a number of parasites were shown to be included in the biodiversity of the assessed traditional foods. Taken together, the results map out a diverse source of ingested microbes and parasites that originate from the natural environment. These results have implications for understanding the nature-sourced traditional Inuit diet, which is in contrast to current day diet recommendations as well as modern industrialized food systems.

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Insect Consumption in the Arctic

Cited by 5 publications

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Nunavik Sentinels: documenting northern insect biodiversity and supporting Indigenous youth leadership through participatory research and education

Nunavik Sentinels: documenting northern insect biodiversity and supporting Indigenous youth leadership through participatory research and education

The Role of Insects in Enhancing Ecosystem Services of Tree-Based Systems on Degraded Lands

Microbiota in foods from Inuit traditional hunting

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