Project Description This report examines Inuit women’s experiences in five major Canadian cities: Edmonton, Winnipeg, Toronto, Ottawa and Montréal. Women’s stories reveal that migration rationale does not usually take the form of a linear and logical sequence of...
Project Description Each year, Inuit women leave their home community to move to urban centers in southern Canada. The pathway to a city life from Inuit Nunangat is diff erent for everyone, but there are many common reasons Inuit women move to the south. Here are some...
Project Description Women in each city who had escaped violence, oft en reported low self-esteem and they also tended to escape alone. Inuit women have had difficult time finding “safe places” when they fi rst arrive to any large city. Because of that, to many women...
Project Description Inuit women also gave us social reasons for why they leave their homes in the North; the main reason among them was the repeated cycle of violence in families and relati onship breakdowns. View PDF Project Details Department Social and Economic...
Project Description Inuit women experience many challenges (being alone, being targeted because of their race and sexism) all at the same ti me. Moving to a large city, because of the new environment and surroundings, makes Inuit women more vulnerable to gangs,...
