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The High Arctic relocation : a report on the 1953-55 relocation.: Z1-1991/1-41-3E-PDF

"The High Arctic relocations of the 1950s involved the relocation of Inuit from Inukjuak, in northern Quebec, to Craig Harbour on Ellesmere Island and Resolute Bay on Cornwallis Island. They were joined by Inuit from Pond Inlet, on Baffin Island, to assist the Quebec Inuit in adjusting to conditions in the High Arctic. The Commission's report assesses the appropriateness of the relocation and the events that occurred after it. The report focuses on the issues that are central to understanding the relocation and its aftermath. A number of very specific grievances were put before the Commission, such as grievances about payment for services rendered by particular individuals at particular points in time. It is not possible in this report to resolve such grievances, although it is hoped that reconciliation on the broader issues will contribute to a resolution of specific individual grievances"--Intro., p. 1, 7.

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Publication information
Department/Agency
  • Canada. Privy Council Office.
  • Canada. Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples.
TitleThe High Arctic relocation : a report on the 1953-55 relocation.
Variant title
  • Report on the 1953-55 relocation
Publication typeMonograph
Language[English]
Other language editions[French]
FormatDigital text
Electronic document
Other formatsPhysical text-[English]
Note(s)
  • Historical publication digitized by the Privy Council Office of Canada.
  • Imperfect: p. 84-86 are out of order in this digitized edition.
  • Co-Chairs: René Dussault and Georges Erasmus.
  • Issued also in French under title: La réinstallation dans l'Extrême-Arctique : un rapport sur la réinstallation de 1953-1955.
  • Includes bibliographical references.
  • 1. Introduction -- 2. The Inuit view of their homeland and themselves and their relationship with the Administration -- 3. The Inuit view of the relocation -- 4. Eskimo administration: the relocation scheme in historical perspective -- 5. The relocation plan -- 6. Implementing the relocation -- 7. An assessment of life in the new locations -- 8. Sovereignty as a reason for the relocation -- 9. Shedding new light on the relocation: summary of the Commission's conclusions -- 10. The Government's responsibilities -- 11. Recommendations -- app. 1. Witnesses at the Commission's hearings of April 5-8, 1993 -- app. 2. Witnesses at the Commission's hearings of June 28-30 and July 5,1993 -- app. 3. Table of contents of supporting summary -- app. 4. Families relocated to Grise Fiord and Resolute Bay in 1953 and families who moved to Resolute Bay and Grise Fiord in 1955 -- app. 5. Chronology of events, 1982-1992 -- app. 6. The Eskimo Loan Fund.
  • Issued also in print format.
Publishing information
  • [Ottawa] : Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples, c1994.
Author / Contributor
  • Dussault, René,1939-
  • Erasmus, Georges.
Descriptionxii, 190 p. : 1 map, ports.
Catalogue number
  • Z1-1991/1-41-3E-PDF
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