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All information on this website is drawn from verified sources. Full citations are listed below in Chicago style.
This website was created as part of a Grade 12 World Cultures Independent Study Unit (ISU). The goal is to raise awareness about food insecurity in Churchill, Manitoba and remote northern Indigenous communities across Canada.
Full Bibliography
CBC News. "Federal Food Subsidy Extended to Churchill Following Rail Line Loss." CBC News, July 2017. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-churchill-food-subsidy-1.4172407
Office of the Auditor General of Canada. Report of the Auditor General of Canada — Fall 2014, Chapter 6: Nutrition North Canada. Ottawa: Government of Canada, 2014. https://www.oag-bvg.gc.ca/internet/English/parl_oag_201411_06_e_39964.html
Tymchuk, Michael. "Food Insecurity in Northern Canada: An Overview." Library of Parliament Publication No. 2020-47-E. Ottawa: Library of Parliament, 2020. https://lop.parl.ca/sites/PublicWebsite/default/en_CA/ResearchPublications/202047E
Batal, Malek, et al. "First Nations Households Living On-Reserve Experience Food Insecurity: Prevalence and Predictors Among Ninety-Two First Nations Communities Across Canada." Canadian Journal of Public Health 112 (2021): 651–662. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8239078/
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Horizontal Evaluation of Nutrition North Canada, 2012–2018. Ottawa: Government of Canada, 2020. https://www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/eng/1583415755307/1583415776936
Manitoba Government and General Employees Union. "From Gas to Groceries, Churchill Members Pay More for Essentials." MGEU, 2012. https://www.mgeu.ca/news-and-resources/the-latest/news/631/article-631
The Growcer. "Churchill: Sowing Seeds of Hope." The Growcer, 2021. https://www.thegrowcer.ca/featured-farmers/sowing-seeds-of-hope
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. "Statement of Apology for the Relocation of the Sayisi Dene." Ottawa: Government of Canada, 2016. https://www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/eng/1471286774906/1542900850824
Arctic Gateway Group. "About Us." Arctic Gateway Group, 2021. https://www.arcticgateway.com/about
Food Banks Canada. "Northern Food Insecurity." Food Banks Canada, 2023. https://foodbankscanada.ca/northern-food-insecurity/
Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak. "Harvester Program." MKO, 2023. https://mkonation.com/services/harvester-program/
ArcticToday. "What a Rail Link — and Its Loss — Has Meant to Churchill, Manitoba." ArcticToday, 2018. https://www.arctictoday.com/what-a-rail-link-and-its-loss-has-meant-to-churchill-manitoba/
Image Credits
All photographs on this website were taken by the site creator during a visit to Churchill, Manitoba as a part of a summer program. Photos are original and owned by the creator.
Organization logos are used with permission from their respective organizations and are the property of those organizations.
The Canada map graphic was generated using ChatGPT image generation tools.
The Churchill sign image is sourced from Wikimedia Commons under a Creative Commons licence.