Ottawa to Deliver Apology, $45M in Compensation for Nunavik Inuit Dog Slaughter

Ottawa to Deliver Apology, $45M in Compensation for Nunavik Inuit Dog Slaughter
A sled dog is seen chained up outside a home in Inukjuak, Quebec, on May 12, 2022. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
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The federal government is providing $45 million in compensation to Inuit in Nunavik as part of Canada’s apology for its role in the killing of sled dogs between the mid-1950s and the late 1960s.

Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree is travelling to Kangiqsujuaq is scheduled to apologize for Canada’s role in the killings Saturday afternoon in Northern Quebec.