Living in the South, Caring in the North: Exploring Inuit Women’s Care Responsibilities
The increased Inuit population in Canadian Metropolitan Areas (CMA) has recently gained attention among the scientific community as well as within Inuit organizations. However, existing literature has overlooked the distinct experience of Inuit women and, more significantly, the importance of care r...
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ftinrsquebec:oai:espace.inrs.ca:12499 2023-05-15T16:54:04+02:00 Living in the South, Caring in the North: Exploring Inuit Women’s Care Responsibilities Quintal-Marineau, Magalie Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada 2020 https://espace.inrs.ca/id/eprint/12499/ https://doi.org/10.18584/iipj.2020.11.4.8192 unknown Quintal-Marineau, Magalie et Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada (2020). Living in the South, Caring in the North: Exploring Inuit Women’s Care Responsibilities International Indigenous Policy Journal , vol. 11 , nº 4. p. 1-19. DOI:10.18584/iipj.2020.11.4.8192 <https://doi.org/10.18584/iipj.2020.11.4.8192>. doi:10.18584/iipj.2020.11.4.8192 femme inuite colonialisme migration rôle de genre mobilité Canada Article Évalué par les pairs 2020 ftinrsquebec https://doi.org/10.18584/iipj.2020.11.4.8192 2023-02-10T11:47:16Z The increased Inuit population in Canadian Metropolitan Areas (CMA) has recently gained attention among the scientific community as well as within Inuit organizations. However, existing literature has overlooked the distinct experience of Inuit women and, more significantly, the importance of care responsibilities in understanding women’s mobility. This study examines the relocation experiences of 46 Inuit women across five CMAs, and the role care sites play in initiating women’s relocation to cities. Results show the key role caregiving responsibilities play in Inuit women’s decisions to move to southern urban areas, as dysfunctional care spaces in the North push them away from their communities, and the potential for safer care sites in the South act as a pulling factor. Article in Journal/Newspaper inuit inuite Institut national de la recherche scientifique, Québec: Espace INRS Canada International Indigenous Policy Journal 11 4 1 19 |
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The increased Inuit population in Canadian Metropolitan Areas (CMA) has recently gained attention among the scientific community as well as within Inuit organizations. However, existing literature has overlooked the distinct experience of Inuit women and, more significantly, the importance of care responsibilities in understanding women’s mobility. This study examines the relocation experiences of 46 Inuit women across five CMAs, and the role care sites play in initiating women’s relocation to cities. Results show the key role caregiving responsibilities play in Inuit women’s decisions to move to southern urban areas, as dysfunctional care spaces in the North push them away from their communities, and the potential for safer care sites in the South act as a pulling factor. |
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Living in the South, Caring in the North: Exploring Inuit Women’s Care Responsibilities |
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Quintal-Marineau, Magalie et Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada (2020). Living in the South, Caring in the North: Exploring Inuit Women’s Care Responsibilities International Indigenous Policy Journal , vol. 11 , nº 4. p. 1-19. DOI:10.18584/iipj.2020.11.4.8192 <https://doi.org/10.18584/iipj.2020.11.4.8192>. doi:10.18584/iipj.2020.11.4.8192 |
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