PUVURNITUQ - In Quebec's Nunavik region, it's not unusual to run out of drinking water at home, or to have a full wastewater tank. But the Inuit residents demonstrate an impressive resilience to water shortages, with many adapting to the situation without complaint as they go about their lives in a remote region of Quebec dominated by the unique tundra landscape.

"I'm not stressed about it," says Joshua Nathan Kettler, when asked about the constant water shortages. "We grew up with it, so you have to adapt to it. Down south … you can run water no problem, and everyone takes a shower every day. Up north, you have to consume and think."

The 24-year-old Inuit resident of Inukjuak says he has to pick up his daughter at school about once a month due to a lack of water, and take time off work

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