For Inuit students, going to university often means leaving home. A new school could change that

A student in a red ball cap and fur lined jacket sits at a desk and works on an assignment in a classroom. Other students can be seen behind him.

For most Inuit in Canada heading to university means leaving your homeland, culture and traditions. The barriers are many. But Inuit have a solution. They’re building their own university founded on Inuit values and culture located in Canada’s Arctic.