Sled Dog, Inuit and Canada

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.
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 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.
Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations delivers apology to Nunavik Inuit for Canada's role in the killing of qimmiit (sled dogs)
Today, the Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations delivered an official apology on behalf of the Government of Canada to Nunavik Inuit for Canada's role in the killing of qimmiit (sled dogs) in Nunavik in the 1950s and 1960s.
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.
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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Rene Cloukey reflects on story from 1993 on the first Can-Am Crown International Sled Dog Race
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Go Big Sled or Scoop Dogg? Public Works asks for help naming Omaha's snow plow fleet
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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 ...