Broken Promises: The High Arctic Relocation

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Broken Promises: The High Arctic Relocation (1995)

Directed by Patricia V. Tassinari

Documentary · 53m

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.

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Cast

E
Erna Buffie Self - Narrator (voice) Brian Dooley Voice
G
George Hargrave Voice
J
Jimmy Mark Voice
J
Judith Merritt Voice
U
Urutuq Ningiurluut Voice
J
July Papatsie Voice
E
Eva Pilurtuut Voice Paul Stewart Voice

Crew

Director
Patricia V. Tassinari
Writer
Erna Buffie
Director of Photography
Stephen Reizes
Original Music Composer
André Vincelli
Editor
Teresa De Luca
Producer
Barrie Howells, George Hargrave

Details

Release date
1995-01-01
Runtime
53m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English, Inuktitut
Countries
Canada
Production
Nutaaq Média Inc., ONF | NFB