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Abstract
This essay explores the intercultural dynamics of food and health research in Inuit communities over time. Multiple sources of information are used to explore Inuit subjectivity in research through different ways of conceptualizing and acting on food-related practice and knowledge. How people experience being the subject of research, how that research mobilizes knowledge and resources, and how these in turn feed back into the larger social field is an important part of an intercultural dynamic in the Inuit Nunangat. Scientific interest in the Inuit diet is among the oldest of preoccupations in the health field, stretching back to the earliest encounters of Europeans with Inuit. Today, diet-related health issues are still a major area of scientific investigation and public health intervention. A deeper consideration of both Inuit and researcher cultures in food and diet-related health research will lead to more effective health promotion activities in Inuit communities.
Résumé
Cet essai décrit des exemples de la dynamique interculturelle de la recherche sur l’alimentation et la santé dans les communautés inuit à travers le temps. Plusieurs sources d’information sont utilisées pour explorer la subjectivité inuit dans la recherche à travers différentes façons de conceptualiser les pratiques et les connaissances liées à l’alimentation et d’agir sur celles-ci. Ce que les gens ressentent lorsqu’ils sont l’objet de la recherche, la façon dont cette recherche mobilise savoir et ressources, et la façon dont tout cela affecte en retour le champ social au sens large, constitue une partie importante de la dynamique culturelle de l’Inuit Nunangat. L’intérêt scientifique pour l’alimentation des Inuit fait partie des préoccupations les plus anciennes dans le domaine de la santé et remonte aux premières rencontres entre Européens et Inuit. Aujourd’hui, les questions de santé liées à l’alimentation demeurent un domaine majeur d’investigation scientifique et d’intervention en santé publique. En matière de recherche en sciences de la santé, une meilleure prise en compte de la culture de la nourriture et de l’alimentation, tant celle des chercheurs que celle des Inuit, conduira à une plus grande valorisation des actions sanitaires dans les communautés inuit.
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