"They had no more means of going out on the land, to go hunt, to fish..." Ottawa apologized for its role in the slaughter of Inuit sled dogs and announced $45M in compensation.
Throughout the 1950s and 1960s, federal officials knew that the dog slaughter was occurring and allowed it to continue, aware that Inuit way of life, health, and wellbeing depended on the dogs.
"It destroyed the way of life," Anandasangaree said. "It decimated people's self-confidence … And the impacts of that continue to linger today." Pita Aatami is president of the Makivvik Corporation, ...