The Canadian government has issued an official apology to the Inuit for the killing of their sled dogs. Now follows a large bag of money and hope for the restoration of the sled dog culture.
The Minister of Indigenous Peoples in Canada, Gary Anandasangaree, on 23. November issued an official apology to the indigenous people of Nunavut for the killing of their sled dogs. Source: CBC
The Canadian government has issued an official apology to the Inuit for the killing of their sled dogs. Now follows a large bag of money and hope for the restoration of the sled dog culture.
The entire community was gathered in the community center when the Minister of Indigenous Peoples, Gary Anandasangaree, on behalf of the Canadian government, issued the apology that Inuits have been waiting for almost fifty years.
The minister had come to Kangiqsujuaq to formally apologize for the federal police, the RCMP, having shot over 1,000 sled dogs, between the mid-50s and the late 60s.
Something that destroyed the Inuit way of life and income opportunities.
As Piita Aatami, president of the Makivvik Corporation, told CBC News: It made Inuit poor and many turned to alcoholism because they could no longer go hunting or fishing.
On behalf of the government and all Canadians, I say sorry, sorry, please forgive us
said the minister, Gary Anandasangaree.
It was a terrible betrayal of trust, said the minister, and it should never have taken so long to apologize.
Next to him stood several RCMP police officers to emphasize that they also apologized.
The entire hall, filled with rural residents, stood up and applauded when Minister Gary Ananadsangaree concluded his speech.
In addition to the apology, the government is providing compensation to Nunavik's Inuit.
Map of Nunavik. Located along Hudson Bay and on the Ungava Peninsula, Nunavik is one of four Inuit homelands in Canada that make up Inuit Nunangat. Source: Indigenous peoples Atlas of Canada
Piita Aatami told CBC News that he expects the compensation to be 45 million Canadian dollars.
The money will be divided between compensation to the individual families who were dog owners, and then to new initiatives that will revive the dog sledding culture in Nunavik.
Source: KNR
Read more on the topic:
For some in Nunavik, federal apology for dog slaughter is a step toward reconciliation / CBC
Apology for the Nunavik Dog Slaughter / Government of Canada
Canada apologizes to Inuit communities for mass killing of sled dogs decades ago / Reuters
Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations delivers apology to Nunavik Inuit for Canada’s role in the killing of qimmiit (sled dogs) / Government of Canada
Ottawa apologizes for dog slaughter, gives Makivvik $45 million / Nunatsiaq News
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