Discrimination isn't always accompanied by hostility, but it still stings.

Terrie Kusugak of Rankin Inlet learned that while living in Ottawa, where the questions and comments from some non-Inuit left her flabbergasted and hurt.

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It can also get tiring when so many people ask similar questions, especially in places like restaurants.

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One time, someone referred to her as SA国际影视传媒淧ocahontas.SA国际影视传媒� Wrong country and wrong Indigenous culture, Kusugak explained, adding that there's great diversity among Inuit people themselves.

Patricia Kablutsiak, from Arviat, also resided in Ottawa when she attended the Nunavut Sivuniksavut (N.S.) college program in 2017-2018.

Although she referred to the educational experience as SA国际影视传媒渙ne of the best decisions I have made in life,SA国际影视传媒� she encountered name calling and other inappropriate language while negotiating her way around Canada's capital.

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She added that any homemade parka or sealskin that Inuit wear in Ottawa will make easily recognizable.

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Terry Milton, who hails from Pond Inlet, was enrolled in N.S. From 2012-2014.

He said he faced little discrimination in Ottawa, aside from often being watched closely by store employees while browsing.

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Prejudice can be strong within Nunavut's borders as well, Kusugak explained. Some people who settle in the territory want things to run just like in their hometowns in the south. Superior attitudes can sometimes emerge.

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She believes that other Canadians should be better educated in school about Nunavut, the way Nunavummiut students learn about the provinces.

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