OTTAWA — The federal government has apologized for its role in the killing of sled dogs in Nunavik between the mid-1950s and the late 1960s. In Kangiqsujuaq, a Nunavik village in Northern Quebec ...
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He hitched the remaining dog to the sled and rode off to rejoin his family. The Inuit adapted to one of the sparsest eco-systems on earth and their connection to land and wildlife was intensely ...
The federal government says it will offer financial compensation to Inuit in Nunavik for the devastation caused by the mass slaughter of their sled dogs decades ago. More than 1,000 of the dogs ...
Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Gary Anandasangaree has formally apologized to Inuit in Nunavik for the federal government's role in the mass killing of sled dogs in the region in the 1950s and ...
In Kangiqsujuaq, a Nunavik village in Northern Quebec, Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree also announced $45 million in compensation for Inuit in the region. "The dog ...
The federal government is contributing $45 million in compensation to Inuit in Nunavik, as part of Canada's apology for its role in the killing of sled dogs between the mid-1950s until the late 1960s.