The Inuit are descendants of the Thule people, Aboriginals who settled in the Arctic regions of North America and all the way to Greenland from 800 to 1,000 years ago. In Quebec, the Inuit live in Nunavik, a region northeast of James Bay and the 54th parallel.
In the Inuktitut language, the word Inuit means “people”. The word Nunavik means “great inhabited territory”.
In the past, the Inuit were nomads who lived on hunting and fishing. They travelled by dog sled or kayak. Today, they live in houses and travel by car, snowmobile, truck or all-terrain vehicle. Their way of life is very similar to that of people living in the South, but they also enjoy hunting and fishing for the pleasure of eating seal and Arctic char.