Broken Promises: The High Arctic Relocation
1995
0h 53m
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.
Director
Patricia V. Tassinari
Top Cast
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Erna Buffie
Self - Narrator (voice)
Brian Dooley
Voice
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George Hargrave
Voice
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Jimmy Mark
Voice
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Judith Merritt
Voice
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Urutuq Ningiurluut
Voice
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July Papatsie
Voice
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Eva Pilurtuut
Voice
Paul Stewart
Voice
