Inuit and Cree of Nunavik (Northern Québec) recount how they escaped the economic oppression of the Hudson's Bay Company. Overcoming tremendous challenges, in 1959 they founded a co-operative; then other communities followed suit. Today, ...See moreInuit and Cree of Nunavik (Northern Québec) recount how they escaped the economic oppression of the Hudson's Bay Company. Overcoming tremendous challenges, in 1959 they founded a co-operative; then other communities followed suit. Today, the federation they created contributes as part of Nunavik's co-operative movement, with accumulated assets exceeding half a billion dollars. Drawing on their traditional values, Inuit and Cree teach us something of real value today: how to put social development at the heart of everything - including a successful business. Building prosperity, yet "leaving none behind." Written by
John Houston
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