Reaction To Why Canada's Northernmost Town Exists

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This is my reaction to Why Canada's Northernmost Town Exists

In this video I react to one of Canada's most northern towns Grise Fiord, it's culture, it's history and why it exists

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[chrismccarthy]

Couple things. The Nunavut government is NOT the Canadian government. The sealift is not operated by the Canadian government, it is operated by Inuit owned and operated companies. And yes, they do have crime. We go there a couple of times a year to run court proceedings. And Grise Fiord is not the only community served by Sealift. Also, in addition to placing Inuit peoples, they established a research station. At the time, the Soviet Bear was threatening the sovereignty of the northern reaches of Canada. Other means could have been used to establish the Canadian presence, to be sure. The sealift usually has three sailings a year, and the arrival dates are governed by sea ice. First can be in June, last will usually be in late September. Multiple ships are sent, so, it isn't one vessel that traverses the north, it's many.

[canadianicedragon]

This is not Canada's finest hour, but the "best" we can say is we are now honest about it. They did adapt, they are surviving and doing ok for themselves. They deserved better treatment and more compensation for the treatment.

That said I'm impressed by their resilience and perseverance. They are worthy of great respect.

Edit: I think I could live there... with 2 conditions: 1) I can get food (I'm diabetic among other health issues) and 2) they can get decent (satellite?) internet. The rest of it I could probably deal with.

[andrewmb]

Ive visited Resolute bay, the sister community in the arctic. theres a statue in resolute that has a corresponding one in grise fiord, in resolute its a father with the mother and child in grise fiord symbolizing the families that were broken up during the creation of the communities. everyone that i met there was very nice and quite funny, anyone who lives in the arctic are some of the few people who are truly "built different". thank you for making this video and telling people about these communities

[lordwalker]

My dad who is originally from Scotland lives in Tuktoyaktuk Northwest Territories, he moved up there in 1995 for a job and has stayed and is now in his 80’s.

Comedian Billy Connelly once did a documentary where he went there and my dad got to meet him, my brothers and I grew up listening to our dads Billy Connelly records.

[Peeta-wnhh]

Grise Fiord gets fresh vegetables and supplies flown in weekly from Resolute Bay. Grise Fiord has a small airport served by Canadian North. During summers a Canadian supply ship brings in supplies like gas and diesel (the hamlet’s electricity is powered by diesel generators), building material, snowmobiles, you name it.

[fellknight]

This was one of several terrible things we've done to our First Nations in the part.

As for logistics, I've been very close (Resolute), but yes... airplanes bring everything. It's so expensive for luxuries (and I use that term very loosely), so most things are still hunted for. Truly amazing what they have done.

[Manydiamonds]

I’m glad our government is starting to take responsibility for their actions.🇨🇦

[tamibenz]

I live in Alberta couple years ago in January it was -54 without the windchill!! Still went to work but I can’t imagine living further N. I live W central Alberta (AB) I like living 45 minutes away from the Rocky Mountains 1/2 way between Banff and Jasper!! We Albertan’s call it Gods country!! 💗💗🙏🏻🥰. Hope you’re having a wonderful day! Love your channel!💕

[BabyT]

There are MANY places in Canada that are inaccesible by land, they have planes that fly in supplies, some places have ferries to get in and out and some places can travel to other communities by skidoo when the ocean freezes in winter. Some places that are really isolated theres really no travel in and out of unless u have ALOT of money because they only get supply flights no commercial airlines. Even Newfoundland has little communities that are only accessible by ferry because the community was built in a cove or something on the side of the cliffs or in mountainous regions. Most of these places were settled due to the availability to fish there

[DaxYou]

You may have got it wrong with the Co-Op. The people were not looking after it, not stocking the shelves, and making the store go broke. That is why the government took it over, and why they are hesitant to give it back.

[Ottawajames]

Re the grocery store: you're right that it's a symbol of their self sufficiency but the fact was, for many years the board of directors that were in charge of managing the place were either negligent, incompetent, theives or some combination of those things. This resulted in food shortages at the only place to buy food which, obviously, was a huge critical issue so the territorial government had to step in to ensure that this critically vital community resource was properly run and administered. It's really for the best, tbh.

[SPierre-dmwo]

The Grise Fjord relocation was a blot on Canada's history, but it's far from an anomaly. The closest one to my home is Shoal Lake 40: an Ojibwe village that was displaced onto a peninsula which was then turned into an island by infrastructure meant to supply water to the city of Winnipeg. The city got excellent tap water while the Ojibwe had to invest in a ferry to get them to and from the mainland (and regularly lost members who had to walk across the ice when the ferry was out of service in winter). Shoal Lake 40's 'bonus prize' was a boil water advisory that lasted *25+ years*. When anyone tries to tell you that Canada's a really great place with very few social issues, please remember that the residents of Shoal Lake had to fight for decades just to get water service that was good enough to keep leaves and twigs from coming out of their taps.

[kicknpost]

I worked and lived up in Alert, Nunavut when I was younger. It is a military station so it is well appointed and there are regular transport flights in and out. But I was there from November to April, so definately the coldest time to be up there.

[xxMelaniexx]

Also check out Canadian Ice Roads. Wild time

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There was a show on CBC called High Arctic Haulers that is about the cargo ships that deliver to those northern waterfront communities not accessible by roads. Once a year they come out of Quebec on the St Lawrence River

[pixxz]

Everything is flown in. Hunting and freshwater fishing is a huge business and brings repeat customers up north.

[klondikechris]

I spent two years altogether in Alert, which is well north of Grise ("grease") Fjord. Life is very interesting that far north. Problems of the world are far away, and barely matter. The people of Grise Fjord were moved from Nunavik (northern Quebec) as the government assumed the Inuit could live anywhere in the North. But, the climate, and animals are vastly different in each place, and it is a wonder that the people of Grise Fjord survived. The government tried sending Inuit to Alert to work there, but it was too far north for them! So, they stopped, but still sent people (like me!) up from the south. I first arrived at Alert in January - 24 hours of darkness. I swear I saw the edge of the Earth while there! It wasn't until it got light that I was able to see the landscape around me.

[japanesehighlander]

I lived in Sanirajak Nunavut for a school year and it was the first time that I have lived anywhere where I didn't move about. Food supplies are flown in and it was expensive

[carolmurphy]

The native people of the north are incredibly resilient and creative. I have no doubt in their ability to survive using traditional Inuit methods and, now having developed such love and pride in their community, they should obviously stay if they choose to do so. The Innu/Inuit/Dene peoples have survived for thousands of years in this environment. They were brought to this place with a string of broken promises, but have chosen to stay, despite the challenges. The problem of the mismanagement of the co-op, like many of the challenges faced by native northern peoples, lies the attempt to blend their northern traditional way of life with "modern" conveniences. Traditional ways obviously did not include ordering and stocking supplies of groceries, medicines, gasoline and diesel fuel, bookkeeping and handling cash and credit transactions, etc. Obviously, these innovations require adaptation and education. I wonder how much education has been provided and, in a population of fiercely proud and independent people, how well that education is delivered and received. There are a lot of social diversity issues when blending the cultures of traditional ways with 'southern" ways and adaptation to modern technologies. I wish them success and happiness.

[thethreefive]

I slept outside 2 nights ago, it was -4C.
Just a sleeping blanket on in the outdoor living room.
It was a 2 cat night.
It snowed 15 cm yesterday.

Outside is where Canada is.
So we are.