Table 2.

Themes not directly related to benefits accrued while being on the-land.

Theme	Harvest Program	Representative Quote
Breaking Down Barriers	Regional Initiative	“The benefits like the food and the ammunition and the firearms, and the accommodations, and the tents […] I am very, very, very happy about the privilege of having gone up there, and some costs being taken care of, that doesn’t happen a lot.” “Yes, I like it and it’s good that there are ski-doos [snowmobiles] there [for use in the future, after the regional initiative ends].”
	Local Initiative	“The economy is so low here. A lot of people eat that kind of stuff [traditional foods], But they can’t afford to buy gas to go get the food. And they think it’s too expensive.” “The harvesting program, what helped a lot was the equipment, like a shotgun. I had no shotgun before. Every time I go out, I have to borrow a shotgun. What helped also was getting my FAC [the previous designation for the Possession and Acquisition License]. It expired a long time ago. Couldn’t go hunting. So, it helped bring the food in for the family and enjoy having dinner with them.” “I checked with the wives. All the wives have their, got their [Possession and Acquisition] licenses.”
Sustainability of the Harvest Program	Local Initiative	“[The Band has in the past helped] with purchasing gas [to go into the bush]. That would prolong our Native [Indigenous] way of life.” “Funding would be probably through IBA [Impact Benefit Agreement] because there’s probably money for that kind of thing—harvesting. And that would be one way to get money [to sustain the harvesting program] would be IBAs. […] Just to keep it that way, for other generations that come behind us, to learn how to use a gun—for safety wise—and learn to respect the animals. […] Cause to have it running would benefit the community; there would always be food coming in, and if we had some kind of organization going for hunting [Canada] goose, or wavy [snow geese] hunting every year—you keep it going—even the generation behind us can start doing it, if they want to do it that way. The IBA money would be a lot of money for this kind of thing, I think.”
Increasing Food Security	Local Household food sharing network	“This program Sharing-the-Harvest is good for people that are short of food. It helps.” “Good for community.” “A good program for us.” “A good program for all.” “The extra meat is a plus. The price of food is high. The program Sharing-the-Harvest helps low income families.”