Broken Promises: The High Arctic Relocation

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Documentary

Overview

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.

Keywords

woman director
inuit
first nations
indigenous rights
forced relocation
indigenous community

Details

Status: Released
Release date: January 1, 1995
Original language: English
Spoken languages: english, INUKTITUT
Countries: Canada
Production: Téléfilm Canada,ONF | NFB,Société Générale des Industries Culturelles du Québec (SOGIC),Nutaaq Média Inc.,NFB,Nutaaq Média Inc., ONF
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
Homepage: Official site
IMDb: tt0224683