Investigation into sled dog slaughter also an amazing historical record - News Summed Up

Investigation into sled dog slaughter also an amazing historical record


The reports of the Qikiqtani Truth Commission stand out, even in this slush pile of purpose-driven prose. An Inuit sled dog team in Clyde River, Nunavut, as seen in a 2010 National Film Board documentary Qimmit: A Clash of Two Truths. Madeleine Redfern, now mayor of Iqaluit, was the executive director of the Qikiqtani Truth Commission. And this new understanding is a result of the amazing amalgamation of oral and written history achieved by the Qikiqtani Truth Commission, led by executive director Madeleine Redfern (now Iqaluit's mayor). Inuit from the region's 13 communities told the Qikiqtani Truth Commission that the government did not fulfil promises of adequate food and shelter in permanent communities.


Source: CBC News May 05, 2019 15:56 UTC



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