Qimmit, a clash of two truths Qimmit, un choc, deux vérités
For the Inuit, the sled dog symbolized a way of life as well as a deep and abiding connection to the land. But from the 1950s to the 1970s, the Inuit's semi-nomadic way of life all but vanished. Families moved into settled communities. The sled dog population dropped from an estimated 20,000 to just a few hundred dogs. Many Inuit believe the dogs were killed by the RCMP as part of a government policy to force them off the land - and into 'civiliz...
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