Officially founded in 1999, Nunavut is the youngest territory in Canada. It’s only been two generations since Canada’s stewardship of the land forced the Inuit people out of their semi-nomadic way of life and into a modern sedentary one. But while the introduction of contemporary conveniences seem to have made life more comfortable, the history of Canada in the arctic is mired in tragedy, and the traumatic effects of residential schools and forced relocations are still being felt.
Today, Nunavut is in a state of social crisis: Crime rates are four times the national average and the rates of suicide are more than ten times higher than the rest of Canada.
If you ask people here what the driving force of the problem is, a lot of them will say: alcohol. Even though alcohol is completely illegal in some parts of the territory, it’s been reported that 95 percent of police calls are alcohol-related.
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Give them whatever they want. More money. That will help them.
Artist and activist is the worst combo for a person
As a Native American, it makes me mad seeing my peers and other people drink to “help” or drink to drink. It’s childish and discusting, if you had any backbone you would see that drinking is no way helping. I may not live on a reservation, thankfully because my mother got out of that area into the city. But my family has had many issues with drugs and alcohol. Not cool at all
Whos here in 2024 wishing vice would go back to their amazing video style.
It has nothing to do with prohibition.
It has to do with Natives being weak to alcohol. Alcohol already is a struggle for many. But for Natives it is a genetic issue.