Bring Hope and Restore Peace
Life and Concerns of Inuit Women
Bring Hope and Restore Peace
During the spring of 2013, Pascale Laneuville, a graduate student in anthropology at Laval University, travelled in Nunavik to gather information about the general condition of Nunavik women. The goal was to understand and write about the needs, concerns, interests and thoughts of Inuit women. Through individual interviews, women were asked to share their experiences – as women in the contemporary world, in all spheres of life – and to talk about their feelings, their vision of the future, and their ideas about what could be done to improve their life.
Interviews with more than 100 women of different ages took place in eight communities: Kangirsualujjuaq, Kuujjuaq, Tasiujaq, Kangiqsujuaq, Ivujivik, Puvirnituq, Kuujjuarapik and Montreal. Interviews dealt with family relationships, parenting, education, employment, culture and elders, health, housing, food costs, government services, the legal system, house shortage and other topics. The report Bring Hope and Restore Peace provides examples of the testimonies of Inuit women, and summarizes many important issues that affect their lives on a daily basis, including housing and homelessness, education, employment, violence and abuse, social services, justice, and social bonds. This report is used by Saturviit to help set its priorities for future action.
The full report is available in English, and a summary report is available in English, Inuktitut, and French.
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Saturviit Inuit Women’s
Association of Nunavik
C/O KRG Regional &
Local Development Department
P.O. Box 9, Kuujjuaq, Qc J0M 1C0
Tel 1.866.944.5003
executive@saturviit.ca