Pijitsirniq and Ikajuqtigiinniq as an Alternative Approach to Economic Development in Inuit Nunangat

In this Brief, Patricia Johnson-Castle examines how capitalist policy frameworks continue to shape life in Inuit Nunangat — often at odds with Inuit ways of living and community responsibility. She asks what it would mean to stop adapting Southern “solutions” and instead imagine public policy that reflects the realities, values, and scale of the North.