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Broken Promises: The High Arctic Relocation

Jan 1, 1995 · 53m
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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 the sea was nearly always frozen and darkness reigned for months on end.

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CAST

Erna Buffie
Self - Narrator (voice)
Brian Dooley
Voice
George Hargrave
Voice
Jimmy Mark
Voice
Judith Merritt
Voice
Urutuq Ningiurluut
Voice
July Papatsie
Voice
Eva Pilurtuut
Voice
Directed by Patricia V. Tassinari

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Nutaaq Média Inc., ONF | NFB
Country
CA

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