Girls become women

More than 6 000 women and children per day escape violence in Canada. Within these, Indigenous and Inuit women and girls between ages 15 and 34 are three times more likely to be victims of violence than other women in Canada.

No Child Should Take the Long Way Home is a grassroot initiative that wants to reverse the tendency of more Indigenous children from distant communities sent into foster care across the country.

Challenging the “mother blaming” culture

Challenging the “mother blaming” culture

I expect all my blog readers including my French readers to be as curious as I am about the Inuit and their culture. Please share this interest with as many people as you can.

No Child Should Take the Long Way Home is a grassroot initiative to help children in need of loving care, of a protective and stable environment to meet their basic needs for protection, shelter and education in a safe house/respite home in their own community.

Supports in the Canadian Communities

Supporting families to stay together is a community effort. What is needed is to reinforce the capacity of family members to develop better parental competences. The development of a safe community is required to help them through crises and to prevent violence done to children.

No Child Should Have to Take the Long Way Home is a grassroot initiative to help children in need of loving care, of a protective and stable environment to meet their basic needs for protection, shelter and education in a safe house in  their own community.

The family life of the Inuit has been radically altered

With the meeting of the White people, the Inuit people have suffered a cultural upheaval that has questioned their ancestral traditions. Over the last sixty years, the Nunavik Inuit have been facing an unprecedented historical development. The provision of family-centered care would likely build more effective and supportive relationships with women experiencing domestic violence. Education, compassion and service is the way to promote values. Education with cultural sensitivity is the most powerful tool there is.

Quinuituq means deep patience

My immediate plan is to give conferences and hold photo exhibits on the subject of the Inuit reality. When possible, I will also tell legends and Inuit stories in parks and in events along the 8000-kilometer trek. This blog which I called “quinuituq” is an Inuit name meaning “deep patience”. One of the amazing things is that Inuit work together: they are able to view leadership as shared, understanding that the contributions of others are vital and that success comes from collaborative efforts.

The Challenges and Difficulties Facing the Inuit Mothers

Inuit confront the highest cost of living with the lowest national income 

Traditionally, women were responsible for maintaining their families and social order while the traditional roles of men as hunters and providers made them derive satisfaction from being able to take care of their family.

Despite the significant progress made in communities, Inuit continue to confront the highest cost of living with the lowest national income.

The Repercussions of Violence Last a Lifetime

Repercussions that last a lifetime

As a psychotherapist for many years and then in the last few years as a social worker, I've seen first-hand the deep hurt and devastation that chidren feel when their attachment to their parents is compromised.