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Native America Calling: Canada recognizes and apologizes for killing Inuit sled dogs
Tuesday, December 3, 2024
Canada recognizes and apologizes for killing Inuit sled dogs
Representatives from the Canadian government just traveled to northern Quebec to apologize to the Inuit people of Nunavik for the mass killing of sled dogs some six decades ago.
The apology comes with $45 million in compensation. The actions are acknowledgement of the government’s callous regard for the wishes, much less the livelihoods, of the Inuit as it carried out the slaughter of more than 1,000 dogs.
The money will go toward revitalizing sled dog culture through training and operational support. Join Native America Calling to hear about what brought on the action and how Inuit in Nunavik worked to secure accountability.
Guests on Native America Calling
Jennifer Probert Erhart (Upper Tanana Athabascan), dog musher and tribal court support specialist in the tribal government and justice division at Tanana Chiefs Conference in Alaska
Carl Erhart (Koyukon Athabascan), dog musher in Alaska
Lucy Grey (Inuk), coordinator for the dog slaughter file at Makivvik Corporation, the legal representative of Inuit people in Quebec, Canada
Charlie Arngak (Inuk), deputy mayor of Kangiqsujuaq, a village in the Nunavik region of Quebec, Canada
Iqwinder Gaheer, Member of Parliament for Mississauga-Malton in Ontario, Canada
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