Diversity Event

                 I attended the 2011 Inuit Culture of Northern Canada lecture. The speaker was Peter Irniq who presented the presentation. He spoke of the culture, lifestyles, and related it to his own numerous life experiences. Peter was born in 1947, and was delivered in an igloo in the heart of winter. Which hearing some one born in igloo now days either means they are usually really really old or from not around here. Through out the presentation he spoke about how hard the living conditions were through out the years. The biggest point that he made this known was by stating his family. His parents gave life to 5 children but only him and one sister were able to make it through.

                 The Inuit people lived off the land. Hunting and fishing were the food source for the entire village. They build dams to trap large schools of fish which were the largest source of food. Other animals used as a food sources were caribou and bears, but were considered a delicacy to the Inuit culture.

                 At a young age all the children were stripped of their Inuit culture and taken to board schools by the Canadian government. Where they were beaten and treated unfairly when referring to their native culture. Mr. Irniq was able to stay true to his culture and practice the native langue in secrecy to keep from getting caught. He now visits his original village to share and striving to restore the Inuit culture.