The director of a short film about the 1950s relocation of Inuit from Hebron, an Atlantic Canadian community, hopes to raise awareness about this event among Canadians, and facilitate conversations about its aftermath. Andersen is a photographer based in Makkovik, one of the Labrador communities where many of the Hebron relocatees were sent. Inuit not consultedThe government in the Atlantic Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador closed the northern Labrador communities of Hebron and Nutak in the late 1950s. Hebron Relocation – Still healing from the traumaThe provincial government issued a formal apology in 2005 and unveiled a memorial in Hebron in 2009 dedicated to the relocated residents. “Some families that have gone though [the relocation] don’t talk about it, so maybe the film can be a kind of conversation starter,” she said.

Source: CBC News May 18, 2023 19:55 UTC