Canadian Inuit Dog | The Canadian Encyclopedia
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In the 1950s until the 1970s, tens of thousands of Inuit sled dogs across the Eastern Arctic were killed, primarily by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. In the 1920s, between 10,000 and 20,000 Canadian Inuit dogs were estimated to live in Northern Canada. By 1963, there was only one “Canadian Eskim
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- In the 1950s until the 1970s, tens of thousands of Inuit sled dogs across the Eastern Arctic were killed, primarily by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. In the 1920s, between 10,000 and 20,000 Canadian Inuit dogs were estimated to live in Northern Canada. By 1963, there was only one “Canadian Eskimo dog” registered with the Canadian Kennel Club, a...
- Inuit saw the dog killings as part of the Canadian government’s systematic effort to force Inuit into year-round settlements and abandon their semi-nomadic way of life.
- The dog killings were devastating for Inuit. Without dogs they could not travel and had to abandon winter homes, traplines, hunting grounds and ice fishing spots. At the time, snowmobiles were unreliable and too expensive for most Inuit to purchase. For the first time in their history, Inuit were cut off from the Nuna and confined to communities ye...
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