Broken Promises: The High Arctic Relocation

Broken Promises: The High Arctic Relocation 1995 Released

Directed by Patricia V. Tassinari

Documentary · 53 min

 

Broken Promises: The High Arctic Relocation 1995 Released

Directed by Patricia V. Tassinari

Documentary · 53 min

 

In 1953 the Canadian government relocated Inuit families from Northern Québec to the High Arctic, promising an abundance of game and fish and assuring them they could return home after two years if things didn't work out. They would not see their ancestral lands for 30 years. Abandoned in flimsy tents, the Inuit were left to fend for themselves in the desolate settlements of Resolute Bay and Grise Fiord, where... see more

In 1953 the Canadian government relocated Inuit families from Northern Québec to the High Arctic, promising an abundance of game and fish and assuring them they could return home after two years if things didn't work out. They would not see their ancestral lands for 30 years. Abandoned in flimsy tents, the Inuit were left to fend for themselves in the desolate settlements of Resolute Bay and Grise Fiord, where... see more
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RUNTIME
N/A min
RELEASED
Jan 1, 1995
COUNTRY
CA
LANGUAGE
EN
SPOKEN
English, Inuktitut
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REVENUE
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