Here, there was true gender equality. While the husband was the primary provider of food staples, such as large animals, the wife played an equally vital role as food preparer, seamstress, care-giver, and maintainer of heat and fire. As well, all family members contributed wherever they could, with older children looking after younger ones. Inuit love their children. Inuit with young children meet friends and relatives.
Childhood is traditionally a wonderful time for Inuit.
Children's young wants and needs are tolerated more than in most southern Canadian children. The love of children is also reflected in Inuit customary adoption practices. The child is usually raised knowing her birth mother, who often plays an active role in the raising of the child. Such generosity, consideration, and empathy are hallmarks of Inuit culture. Drastic changes Today, the complexity of everyday life increases with an unprecedented rapidity.