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Inuit Relocation in Canada (Ages 15-17)

5 films

This playlist inspires discussion and research about a little-known aspect of Canadian History: The 1953-55 Inuit Relocation Initiative. With false promises of a better life, the Canadian government moved several Inuit families from Northern Quebec to new Northern communities and left them to their own devices in the high Arctic. Pour visionner cette sélection en français, cliquez ici.

This playlist inspires discussion and research about a little-known aspect of Canadian History: The 1953-55 Inuit Relocation Initiative. With false promises of a better life, the Canadian government moved several Inuit families from Northern Quebec to new Northern communities and left them to their own devices in the high Arctic.

Pour visionner cette sélection en français, cliquez ici.

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