CURA Leadership and Governance in Nunavut and Nunavik WORKSHOP 4 Intergenerational workshop: Authority relations in Nunavik families Inukjuak March 14-18, 2011 OBJECTIVES • To think about family and local lea- dership with a group of young and elders • To collect new data on the transfor- mation of Inuit leaderhsip during the 20 th century • To provide elders and young the opportunity to share their views and ideas and to improve their rela- tionships PARTNERS & COLLABORATORS Avataq Cultural Institute Northern Village of Inukjuak Youth Center of Inukjuak Family House of Inukjuak SUMMARY This workshop gathered 3 elders and 3 young people during five days, at the Youth Center of Inukjuak. They were invited to share their views about the transformations of authority rela- tions within the family during the last fifty years. Numerous subjects were broached, such as the role and the place of the angajuk/nukaq within the family; the importance of helping each other; the transformation of local leadership, etc. The elders told many stories about their life when they were still nomads, whereas the young had the opportunity to ask questions and express their point of view. Newsletter # 4