Reciprocity

The Social Economy of Canada's Aboriginal North [Northern Review]

Publisher: 
Northern Review
Year of publication: 
2009

"This paper explores the complex social, economic, and political interplay that takes place between subsistence and wage economies, sharing and reciprocity, and regulatory regimes that now mediate Aboriginal community access to wildlife resources. By focusing on subsistence, with its equally important social and economic attributes, this article argues that the harvesting, processing, and distribution of wild foods and resources continues to be a central component of Canada's northern social economy.

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