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Federal government apologizes for past slaughter of Inuit sled dogs
The federal government has apologized to Inuit communities in Nunavik for the mass slaughter of their sled dogs by RCMP officers in the 1950s and 1960s. It’s also offering $45 million in compensation.
Canada Apologizes to Inuit Communities for Mass Killing of Sled Dogs Decades Ago
Thousands of sled dogs were shot by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and other authorities in Inuit settlements from the mid-1950s onwards, said Pita Aatami, President of Makivvik, the organization representing Quebec's Inuit.
Ottawa apologizes, announces $45M compensation for Nunavik Inuit dog slaughter
"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.
Canadian government apologizes to Inuit in Nunavik for mass killing of sled dogs
Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Gary Anandasangaree has formally apologized to Inuit in Nunavik for the federal government's role in the mass killing of sled dogs in the region in the 1950s and 1960s.
For some in Nunavik, federal apology for dog slaughter is a step toward reconciliation
Getting the Canadian government to apologize for its role in the mass killing of Nunavik sled dogs has been a 25-year-long mission for Pita Aatami, the president of Makivvik Corporation, which represents Inuit in Nunavik.
Ottawa delivers apology, $45-million in compensation for Nunavik Inuit dog slaughter
A 2010 report from found Quebec provincial police officers killed more than 1,000 dogs in Nunavik ‘without any consideration for their importance to Inuit families’
Ottawa to compensate Inuit in Nunavik for mass sled dog slaughter
Ottawa will offer financial compensation to Inuit in Nunavik for the devastation caused by the mass slaughter of their sled dogs, the Crown-Indigenous relations minister tells CBC News.
Canada Apologizes To Indigenous Group For 'Mass Killing' Of Sled Dogs
The Canadian government officially apologized Saturday to an Indigenous community for the killing of several hundred sled dogs by police more than half a century ago.
Ottawa delivers apology, $45M in compensation for Nunavik Inuit dog slaughter
The federal government has apologized for its role in the killing of sled dogs in Nunavik between the mid-1950s and the late 1960s.
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