Report

Pinasunniq: Reflections on a Northern Indigenous Economy offers a vision of Inuit economic self-determination. It challenges the “common sense” Northern economic models that have historically excluded Inuit voices and continue to erase Inuit economic activity. Through economic analysis, narrative, and advocacy, the report asks critical questions about the benefits of government-led policy and approaches of industry.

Pinasunniq: Reflections on a Northern Indigenous Economy is an expression of a vision of Inuit economic self-determination. Through twelve articles, featuring nine Inuit authors, the report weaves diverse perspectives on the Northern economy grounding Indigenous, and specifically Inuit, values. The report challenges the accepted approaches to developing an economy in the North and proposes alternatives

What is the current state of the northern economy, with specific attention to Inuit in Nunavut? This chapter attempts to answer this question. The first part of this chapter focuses on the nature of the so-called “mixed economy,” where governments support mining and resource development but offer very little space for Inuit-led economic activity, and