Documentary examines the controversy surrounding the decline in the sled dog population between 1950-1970. Many Inuit believe that dogs were killed as part of government policy, while officials deny this claim.
Some images may be disturbing to viewers.
Duration: 68:08.
Qikiqtani Truth Commission Final Report: Achieving Saimaqatigiingniq
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Qikiqtani Truth Commission
Description
Commission was established to create a record of how government policies between 1950 and 1975 affected the Inuit living in the Baffin region. Report based testimonies and interviews, and archival research. Includes recommendations.
[Working Group on the Reduction of the Cost of Living in Nunavik]
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Provides information on socio-economic context, evaluates effectiveness and efficiency of existing measures and programs, and makes recommendations for improvements.
The Northern Review, no. 38, Political and Economic Change in Canada’s Provincial North, 2014, pp. 65-92
Description
Looks at development of new economic standards based on the seven sacred teachings and then applied by Aboriginal communities for asset-building strategies.
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 27, no. 4, Winter, 2014, pp. 22-23
Description
Looks at the government's use of a touring exhibition of Inuit art as part of its effort to promote Western values in communist Europe during the Cold War. Part two of a three part series.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 22.
Canadian Journal of Education, vol. 33, no. 1, 2010, pp. 140-175
Description
Interviews students about factors that contribute to their learning success and presents the characteristics needed for effective teaching especially in the sciences.
Looks at the success, implementation and relevance of an initiative developed in response to an increasing rate of suicide among First Nations and Inuit youth.
File contains material for the debate on the 1960 federal Throne Speech in Parliament. Includes material dealing with northern resources and Inuit welfare.
Project purpose was to increase understanding of the current accessibility and availability of speech-language pathology and audiology services for First Nations, Inuit and Métis heritage in Canada.
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 34, no. 2, Technologies Créatives / Creative Technologies, 2010, pp. 61-80
Description
Examines how the creation of Inuktitut media content could be an effective means of creative improvisation, linguistic and cultural preservation. Article also challenges prevailing critical approaches to the Inuit as linguistically and culturally vulnerable.
Post Script, vol. 29, no. 3, Indian Cinema, Summer, 2010, pp. 58-[?]
Description
Studies four films to compare practices used to preserve Inuit architectural knowledge: Qallunajatut/Urban Inuk; episode 3 from Nunavut/Our Land series, Qarmaq/Stone House, and Qaggiq/Gathering Place .