the next generation

In the 1980’s and 90’s, as aging elders and Third Generation children become modern adults, southern radio and television introduced in 1982 increase the impact of foreign language and culture, and quickly alter the community dynamics of the settlement.… Read more

Focusing on the emerging youth of today, the ‘fourth’ generation never lived on the land, have little or no traditional knowledge, speak both Inuktitut and English poorly and have few positive models or prospects in either the traditional life of their ancestors or the world of the whites. Youth can be lost, unemployed, angry, with nothing to do.… Read more