The federal government says it will offer financial compensation to Inuit in Nunavik for the devastation caused by the mass slaughter of their sled dogs decades ago. WATCH | Trauma caused by sled dog slaughter still raw: 'Their livelihood was taken away' Duration 1:56 Pita Aatami, president of the Makivvik Corporation, recalls the stories he was told about the sled dog slaughter in Nunavik. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press)In 2011, the government of Quebec apologized for the slaughter and gave former sled dog owners $3 million in compensation. Inuit turned to snowmobiles for transportation after the dog sled slaughter, but they were expensive and hard to come by. The machines were expensive and not as reliable as sled dogs, which could find their way home in blizzards.

Source: CBC News November 17, 2024 19:32 UTC