- Northern stores are the go-to place up here for food. The Nutrition North Canada program subsidizes nutritious and perishable food items that are delivered to 103 isolated northern communities throughout various provinces and territories. Northern has a list (PDF) of how some foods are subsidized. The government website also has a sample list (PDF) of subsidized items; some have higher subsidies (i.e. vegetarian products as tofu or vegetable-based patties) and others lower subsidies (i.e. flour, bacon* and ice-cream*)
- Roderick Rabbitskin on CBC's Eyou Dipajimoon gives updates about the Cree communities.
- There are two schools. One is in Whapmagoostui (Cree) and one is in Kuujjarapik (Inuit). I have not visited the Inuit high school yet. The entire high school population is tiny, at approximately 50 students. It is run under the Kativik School Board. Instruction is done in three languages - Inuktitut, English and French. You can read more about teaching in Nunavik (northern Quebec).
*I'm not sure how these item are considered 'healthy'.
Finally have time near a computer to read through all your blog. Glad to hear there is good selection of food up there.
ReplyDeleteI never knew Canada had such a drastic split in their society until I started reading this blog. I had no idea how different life is up north. I also had no idea that they were three main languages either.
ReplyDeleteIt's amazing the things you can learn. When I travel to Canada, I want to experience the full thing.