The Inuit live in northern Canada. They are descendants of people who migrated here about a thousand years ago. Some live in Nunavik, in northern Quebec, while others live in Labrador and the Northwest Territories.
The Inuit have their own institutions: schools, hospitals, arenas, etc. They live in villages run by mayors and councillors, the same as in non-Aboriginal villages. Because their communities are so far away from big cities and are accessible only by plane, the cost of food and items from the south is very high. This is why it is sometimes difficult to find labourers, nurses and teachers to work there.
The Inuit population is young and growing quickly: there are many children! The Inuit have to make sure that all of these people can go to school, find a place to live and work if they want people to stay in the North and keep their culture alive.
It is also important for them to participate in government decisions about the harvest of natural resources on their territory, since their future and the survival of their traditions are closely linked to the land.