Arctic Defenders

ArcticDefenders

Great film. I wasn’t aware that the Government of Canada, to better claim sovereignty in the North, forcibly relocated many Inuit families from Quebec to Resolute Bay and Grise Fiord in the 1950’s. I was appalled (but I guess I shouldnt be surprised) when the elders spoke of being dropped on the shoreline without any provision for food or housing. Of course the HBC and RCMP employees were well taken care. The documentary focuses on the people and politics involved in the creation of Nunavut. One of the people responsible was Tagak Curley who was “my” minister when I worked for Economic Development and Tourism in Yellowknife. And how lovely it was to hear the Inuktitut language.