Meat-sharing and communal distribution practices among Inuit communities in the Canadian Arctic, 1800–1950

1. Inuit seasonal hunting and camp-based sharing patterns

   Jan 1, 1800Labels: Inuit camps, Gift economy

   • Britannica
   • Canadian Encyclopedia

2. HBC-led trade expands coastal contact and goods flow

   Jun 1, 1800Labels: Hudson's Bay, Coastal trade

   • ARCTIC Journal
   • Bank of Canada

3. Commercial whaling alters coastal economies and sharing

   Jan 1, 1850Labels: Commercial whaling, Coastal communities

   • Canadian Encyclopedia
   • Britannica

4. Ethnographic records document sharing norms in detail

   Jan 1, 1889Labels: Ethnographers, Sharing norms

   • Smithsonian
   • Project Gutenberg

5. Trading-post growth increases dependence on store credit

   Jan 1, 1911Labels: Trading posts, Store credit

   • Inuit Art Fdn
   • Canadian Geographic

6. Canadian Arctic Expedition publishes subsistence ethnography

   Jan 1, 1922Labels: Canadian Arctic, Subsistence ethnography

   • Wellcome
   • eHRAF

7. Fifth Thule Expedition records regional sharing practices

   Dec 2, 1924Labels: Fifth Thule, Regional studies

   • Thule Project
   • Danes dk

8. Great Depression fur-price collapse deepens hardship

   Oct 29, 1930Labels: Great Depression, Fur prices

   • Heritage NL
   • Britannica

9. 1939 Supreme Court decision makes Inuit a federal responsibility

   Apr 5, 1939Labels: Supreme Court, Federal jurisdiction

   • SCC Case
   • Legacy of Hope

10. 1940s disc numbers introduce administrative control over families

    Jan 1, 1941Labels: Disc numbers, Administrative ID

    • Canadian Encyclopedia
    • UCalgary Arctic

11. World War II-era reports spotlight hunger and health crises

    Jan 1, 1944Labels: World War, Health crises

    • Legacy of Hope
    • DND Canada

12. Family Allowance program begins, reshaping camp economies

    Jul 1, 1945Labels: Family Allowance, Cash benefits

    • ParlInfo
    • Legacy of Hope

13. 1950 caribou migration disruption triggers Keewatin famine

    Jan 1, 1950Labels: Keewatin famine, Caribou migration

    • Britannica
    • Caribou famine

14. Communal sharing persists but is increasingly constrained by settlement policy

    Dec 31, 1950Labels: Settlement policy, Mixed economy

    • Legacy of Hope
    • Heritage NL