Discuss the impact of colonialism on the Kunuk family: how was/is the
family impacted by the changes, and how is their culture rooted in Inuit or Qalunnaat
traditions? Contextualize the film (what you hear and see) with what you have learnt in
class.
2. Today, changing environments and climates are a concern for the entire world. The
Arctic is viewed as a place that will experience some of the most extreme transformations
in the years and decades to come. What might be the impacts of climate change on Inuit
subsistence activities, culture, and society? How are Inuit addressing changing climates
and also increasingly politicized environmental movements? How might the historical
experience of Inuit having always lived in an always changing environment prepare
people for future change?