Strong Inuit women, stronger Inuit communities

Description: Gender roles in traditional harvesting practices are becoming more equal. Increasingly, Inuit women are learning to hunt and bringing home country food to their communities, which is contributing to improved food security in Inuit Nunangat. In this...

The future of Inuit culture is in the hands of youth

Description: Amidst fast-paced change, Inuit youth want to understand their place in their communities and how they can embrace the modern world while also honouring and learning traditional Inuit culture and skills. In this episode of Our Stories, produced by...

Boys can learn to sew, girls can learn to hunt

Description:  Inuit Nunangat has one of the youngest populations in Canada, and those youths are eager to learn traditional Inuit skills. In this episode of ᐅᓂᑉᑲᐅᓯᕗᑦ  Unipkausivut  -Our Stories: Spotlight on Gender Equity, produced by Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada,...

Mixing modern times and ancient ways

Description: The cash economy and the rise of modern technology — from Skidoos to smartphones — have had wide-reaching impact on the North. In this episode of Our Stories, produced by Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada, host Natalie Ittinuar speaks with women from...

It’s not breaking tradition if women have always done it

Description: Living on the land in the North called for doing what needed to be done. By everyone. Although traditional gender roles and expectations existed — men typically hunted and harvested, while women cooked and cared for children — the realities of individual...