Before the 1950s, sledding was the main mode of transportation for Inuit. Qimmiit – dogs – and humans had a deep bond; the dogs were constant companions and their skills were essential to ...

More than 1,000 of the dogs that Inuit relied on for their livelihoods were shot to death by Mounties, employees of the Hudson's Bay Company and other authorities from the mid-1950s until late ...

A Canadian flag on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, March 22, 2017. The government of Canada on Saturday apologized to the Inuit of northern Quebec for the mass killing of sled dogs in ...

This Canadian dog breed has a rich, yet troubled history. Originally, the Inuit people used them as sled dogs to haul goods and move from place to place. In the mid-20th century, there was an ...

What is the history behind the apology you are making on behalf of the Canadian government? This apology is the result of the dog slaughter that took place in the 1950s and 60s. It was undertaken with ...

The history of dog sledding in Greenland is more than 4,000 years old and has played a key role for generations of Arctic peoples, including the Thule, predecessors of the Inuit, according to ...

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 ...

Reuters. Canadian Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Gary Anandasangaree delivers an apology to the Inuit of northern Quebec on behalf of the government for the mass killing of sled dogs in ...

Sled dog breeds love two things: ... This Canadian dog breed has a rich, yet troubled history. Originally, the Inuit people used them as sled dogs to haul goods and move from place to place.

Item 1 of 2 Canadian Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Gary Anandasangaree delivers an apology to the Inuit of northern Quebec on behalf of the government for the mass killing of sled dogs in ...