You are wrong there
Annabella is able to use traditional weapons and methods to kill seals and utilize all parts, including making clothes - and has done so.
There are too many Inuit/First nations people dependent on welfare and "the system", but certainly not all, and those embracing the real "old ways" are growing in numbers. If you looked into the situation, you'd find that many of the people caught up in the system in reality had no choice in the matter.