Federal government to apologize for Nunavik dog slaughter
OTTAWA — The federal government will apologize to Inuit in Nunavik for the killing of sled dogs between the mid-1950s until the late 1960s.
In his opening remarks at the Inuit-Crown partnership committee meeting in Ottawa on Friday, Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree said the government is preparing to deliver an apology in Nunavik — the Inuit region of Northern Quebec.
The actual date of the apology is still being finalized but could come as early as the end of the month.
Anandasangaree told the room the apology won’t erase the past, but will hopefully give some solace to remaining survivors “as we rebuild this very important relationship.”