Geography 2010A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Primary Sector Of The Economy, Territorial Formula Financing, Main Source
16 Apr 2018
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From the time of frobisher"s expedition, many european explorers continued searching for a continuous passage to asia through the region: today, this waterway is referred to as the northwest passage. Inuit would hunt and provide meat for the whalers in return for knives and rifles. Fur trade: demand rose for the arctic fox pelt in europe in the early 1900s and this led to the establishment of trading posts in the region. Inuit were heavily involved in the fur trade and by the 1950s it dominated their economy: the continued arrival of europeans brought measles, smallpox and other communicable diseases for which the inuit had no immunity. It was seen as necessary to protect them from the hardships of living on the land: concentrating people in settlements allowed the federal government to provide them with services efficiently. Impacts of relocation to settlements: positive impacts for inuit. Food security: access to medical services, public education, negative impacts for inuit.
