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Qimmit: A Clash of Two Truths

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2010 1 h 8 min
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This feature documentary offers an overview of the changes experienced by the Inuit from 1950-1970 with their loss of sled dogs and semi-nomadic lifestyle. A controversial issue at the time, many Inuit still believe that their dogs were deliberately killed by the RCMP as part of government policy to force them off the land and into "civilization." Qimmit: A Clash of Two Truths explores how and why the sled dogs disappeared, a mystery that has left deep wounds across Canada's Arctic.

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This feature documentary offers an overview of the changes experienced by the Inuit from 1950-1970 with their loss of sled dogs and semi-nomadic lifestyle. A controversial issue at the time, many Inuit still believe that their dogs were deliberately killed by the RCMP as part of government policy to force them off the land and into "civilization." Qimmit: A Clash of Two Truths explores how and why the sled dogs disappeared, a mystery that has left deep wounds across Canada's Arctic.

Indigenous Peoples in Canada (Inuit) National Security and Defence Animals All subjects
  • writer
    Ole Gjerstad
    Joelie Sanguya
  • director
    Ole Gjerstad
    Joelie Sanguya
  • director of photography
    David Poisey
  • producer
    Joe MacDonald
    Charlotte De Wolff
  • executive producer
    Charlotte De Wolff
    Derek Mazur

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Ages 14 to 17
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History and Citizenship Education - Culture and Currents of Thought (1500-present) Indigenous Studies - History/Politics Indigenous Studies - Issues and Contemporary Challenges
Have students locate Canada's Arctic Regions on a map. Identify the specific purpose of the Qimmit Truth Commission. Explore both sides of the mystery surrounding the disappearance of the Inuit sled dogs between 1950 and 1970. Discuss the many hardships that resulted for the Inuit. Suggest some ways that this tragedy could have been avoided.
Qimmit: A Clash of Two Truths
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