 Nunavik, Arctic Quebec: where cooperatives supplement entrepreneurshipGlobal Business and Economics Review, 2010, vol. 12, issue 1/2, 42-71 Abstract: Prior to contact with Europeans, Ungava Inuit who inhabited the Quebec-Labrador Peninsula was self-sufficient, with a subsistence economy and inter-cultural trade. They lived in small bands, each consisting of a few families, and they fished, gathered, hunted, and migrated as required. Traditionally, food was shared. Europeans introduced foreign languages, religions, and values along with a capitalist economy. Today, Anglican is the dominant religion in Northern Quebec, formerly known as Ungava and now known as Nunavik; yet, the Inuit have retained their language, a strong sense of identity, and community values. In this context, cooperatives have dominated the business realm since their introduction in the late 1950s. Non-Inuit – called Qallunaaq and meaning 'big high brows' – are a minority here. Keywords: cooperatives; collective entrepreneurship; Hunter Support Program; Arctic; Nunavik; Inuit; Nunavimmiut; self-employment; Ungava; Quebec-Labrador Peninsula; Canada; self-sufficiency; subsistence economies; inter-cultural trade; bands; tribes; language; capitalism; religion; Anglican Church; Anglicanism; community values; Qallunaaq; minorities; global business; economics; ethnicity; cultural diversity; entrepreneurship. (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:ids:gbusec:v:12:y:2010:i:1/2:p:42-71 Access Statistics for this article More articles in Global Business and Economics Review from Inderscience Enterprises Ltd |
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