Movie: Broken Promises: The High Arctic Relocation

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Erna Buffie
Erna Buffie

Self - Narrator (voice)

Brian Dooley
Brian Dooley

Voice

George Hargrave
George Hargrave

Voice

Jimmy Mark
Jimmy Mark

Voice

Judith Merritt
Judith Merritt

Voice

Urutuq Ningiurluut
Urutuq Ningiurluut

Voice

July Papatsie
July Papatsie

Voice

Eva Pilurtuut
Eva Pilurtuut

Voice

Paul Stewart
Paul Stewart

Voice

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    Broken Promises: The High Arctic Relocation

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    In 1953 the Canadian government relocated Inuit families from Northern Québec to the High Arctic, promising an abundance of game and fish and assuring them they could return home after two years if things didn't work out. They would not see their ancestral lands for 30 years. Abandoned in flimsy tents, the Inuit were left to fend for themselves in the desolate settlements of Resolute Bay and Grise Fiord, where the sea was nearly always frozen and darkness reigned for months on end.

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    1995-01-01

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