The increased Inuit population in Canadian Metropolitan Areas (CMA) has recently gained attention among the scientific community as well as within Inuit organizations. However, existing literature has overlooked the distinct experience of Inuit women and, more significantly, the importance of care responsibilities in understanding women’s mobility. This study examines the relocation experiences of 46 Inuit women across five CMAs, and the role care sites play in initiating women’s relocation to cities. Results show the key role caregiving responsibilities play in Inuit women’s decisions to move to southern urban areas, as dysfunctional care spaces in the North push them away from their communities, and the potential for safer care sites in the South act as a pulling factor.

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生活在南方，关爱在北方：探索因纽特妇女的护理责任

加拿大大都会区 (CMA) 因纽特人口的增加最近引起了科学界以及因纽特组织内部的关注。然而，现有文献忽视了因纽特妇女的独特经历，更重要的是，忽视了护理责任在理解女性流动性方面的重要性。本研究考察了 5 个 CMA 中 46 名因纽特妇女的搬迁经历，以及护理场所在启动妇女搬迁到城市中所起的作用。结果显示，在因纽特妇女决定搬到南部城市地区时，护理责任发挥了关键作用，因为北部功能失调的护理空间将她们推离了社区，而南部更安全的护理场所的潜力是一个拉动因素。