There is a belief in the future among the Inuit in northern Canada. The young, well-educated and connected Inuit want to bring the older generation into a modern and global world. Where the older have learned to feel contempt for their ...See moreThere is a belief in the future among the Inuit in northern Canada. The young, well-educated and connected Inuit want to bring the older generation into a modern and global world. Where the older have learned to feel contempt for their language, identity and history, the younger have been careful to recapture the language and pass it on to their children. Today, they control the very tools for their self-determination and can influence the development of society in the areas around Nunavik and Nunavut. But life's many and rapid changes have led to rootlessness and anxiety in many young people, and the suicide rate is high. It turns out to be a great challenge to weave together tradition and modernity. Written by
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