Film·1995·53m

Broken Promises: The High Arctic Relocation

Documentary

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.

Directed by Patricia V. Tassinari

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Erna Buffie
Erna BuffieSelf - Narrator (voice)
Brian Dooley
Brian DooleyVoice
George Hargrave
George HargraveVoice
Jimmy Mark
Jimmy MarkVoice
Judith Merritt
Judith MerrittVoice
Urutuq Ningiurluut
Urutuq NingiurluutVoice
July Papatsie
July PapatsieVoice
Eva Pilurtuut
Eva PilurtuutVoice
Paul Stewart
Paul StewartVoice

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