{"id":59068,"date":"2024-12-03T00:00:56","date_gmt":"2024-12-03T05:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=59068"},"modified":"2024-12-03T18:53:01","modified_gmt":"2024-12-03T23:53:01","slug":"native-america-calling-canada-recognizes-and-apologizes-for-killing-inuit-sled-dogs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2024\/12\/03\/native-america-calling-canada-recognizes-and-apologizes-for-killing-inuit-sled-dogs\/","title":{"rendered":"Native America Calling: Canada recognizes and apologizes for killing Inuit sled dogs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"card mb-2\">\r\n  <div class=\"row\">\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-4 align-self-center\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/nativeamericacalling.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"native america calling\"\/>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-8\">\r\n      <div class=\"card-body\">\r\n        <div class=\"h5-responsive card-title\">Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n           Listen to Native America Calling every weekday at 1pm Eastern.\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n          <!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\r\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1859-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\">http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\r\n\t\t\tAlternate Links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nv1.org\/\">Native Voice One<\/a> |\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\">NAC<\/a>\r\n\t\t\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h3-responsive font-weight-bold\"><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Tuesday, December 3, 2024<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\"><i class=\"fas fa-link fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling.com<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nativeamericacalling\/\"><i class=\"fab fa-instagram fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nativeamericacalling\"><i class=\"fab fa-facebook fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\"> Canada recognizes and apologizes for killing Inuit sled dogs<\/div>\r\nRepresentatives from the Canadian government just traveled to northern Quebec to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca\/eng\/1732300419996\/1732300456676\">apologize to the Inuit people of Nunavik<\/a> for the mass killing of sled dogs some six decades ago. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThe apology comes with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aptnnews.ca\/national-news\/feds-apologize-for-rcmps-slaughter-of-inuit-sled-dogs\/\">$45 million in compensation<\/a>. The actions are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/crown-indigenous-relations-northern-affairs\/news\/2024\/11\/minister-of-crown-indigenous-relations-delivers-apology-to-nunavik-inuit-for-canadas-role-in-the-killing-of-qimmiit-sled-dogs.html\">acknowledgement of the government\u2019s callous regard<\/a> for the wishes, much less the livelihoods, of the Inuit as it carried out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.makivvik.ca\/dog-slaughter\/\">slaughter of more than 1,000 dogs<\/a>. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThe 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nunavik\">Nunavik<\/a> worked to secure accountability.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\r\n<div class=\" content_cards_card content_cards_domain_youtu-be\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content_cards_image\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"content_cards_image_link\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Ix-oI2JMjCo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/05\/maxresdefault-173.jpg\" alt=\"Historic sled dog killings in Nunavik full apology | APTN News\">\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"content_cards_title\">\n\t\t<a class=\"content_cards_title_link\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Ix-oI2JMjCo\">\n\t\t\tHistoric sled dog killings in Nunavik full apology | APTN News\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"content_cards_description\">\n\t\t<a class=\"content_cards_description_link\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Ix-oI2JMjCo\">\n\t\t\t<p>Full apology from Crown\u2013Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree.In the 1950s and \u201860s, the RCMP and Quebec police killed around 1,000 sled dogs in &#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"content_cards_site_name\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/s\/desktop\/f82dea74\/img\/favicon.ico\" alt=\"YouTube\" class=\"content_cards_favicon\"\/>\t\tYouTube\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div> \r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">APTN News: <a href=https:\/\/youtu.be\/Ix-oI2JMjCo>Historic sled dog killings in Nunavik full apology<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Guests on Native America Calling<\/div>\r\nJennifer Probert Erhart (Upper Tanana Athabascan), dog musher and tribal court support specialist in the tribal government and justice division at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tananachiefs.org\">Tanana Chiefs Conference<\/a> in Alaska\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nCarl Erhart (Koyukon Athabascan), dog musher in Alaska\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nLucy Grey (Inuk),  coordinator for the dog slaughter file at  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.makivvik.ca\">Makivvik Corporation<\/a>, the legal representative of   Inuit people in Quebec, Canada\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nCharlie Arngak (Inuk), deputy mayor of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kangiqsujuaq\">Kangiqsujuaq<\/a>, a village in the Nunavik region of Quebec, Canada\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iqwinder_Gaheer\">Iqwinder Gaheer<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ourcommons.ca\/members\/en\/iqwinder-gaheer(110534)\">Member of Parliament for Mississauga-Malton<\/a> in Ontario, Canada\r\n\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/show\/4RE6juPYr7cl2Zsmb2zjq7?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"232\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; 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