Both inquiries, but the qikiqtani truth commission qtcs in particular, studied the written historical record as well as testimony from those whose lives were most affected. Qikiqtani inuit association, qikiqtani truth commission final report. The offices of the qikiqtani rehabilitation services can now be found in the west wing emergency side of the qikiqtani general hospital qgh. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Paramount among these was the fate of inuit sled dogs. Governmental logics of security, sovereignty, and biopolitics are contemporaneous and concomitant. Rethinking relationships with curriculum by engaging with. Following these consultations, qias board of directors selected cultural activities and daycare and early childhood learning as themes for qias new programs.
The qikiqtani truth commission looked into the affair and reported that there was no. Indigenous studies resource bank smore newsletters. Qikiqtani rehabilitation services moved to qikiqtani. You may want to consult the new book the lost gospel of q, dr. Canadas policies to assert and maintain sovereignty over the high arctic illuminate both the analytical leverage and blind spots of foucaults influential security, territory, population 2007 schema for understanding modern governmentality. Qikiqtaaluk is the traditional inuktitut name for baffin island. Sled dog slaughter by the rcmp and forced community relocations.
He is presently posted in the ministry of external affairs in new delhi. Qikiqtani rehabilitation services moved to qikiqtani general hospital. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Guide to the community histories and special studies of. Achieving saimaqatigiingniq, qikiqtani inuit association, 54 pages. Commission looked into the royal canadian mounted polices killing of sled dogs during the 1950s and 1960s.
Inuit sled dogs in qikiqtaaluk the qikiqtani truth commission. This is the website for the qikiktani truth commission, established in 2002 to investigate social policy and language issues related to the sled dog massacres. While the substantial body of oral history that is being produced in nunavut thus plays a role in the political life. The qikiqtani truth commission was created by the qikiqtani inuit association. In the 1960s he had a visiting appointment with the national museum of civilization in ottawa, canada. That same report also provided a detailed community history of iqaluit, summarized in large part from the community histories component of the qikiqtani truth commissions final report. Qikiqtani general hospital qikiqtaaluk corporation. This article examines historians contributions to the qikiqtani truth commission qtc. In this paper, the researcher, a middleaged white woman with more than 30 years of experience living, visiting, and working with inuit in the arctic, employs a series of questions to examine the challenge of the qikiqtani truth commission, which invites inuit and qallunaat to do things in new ways. Incorporation of inuit qaujimanituqangit, or inuit traditional knowledge into the government of nunavut. Update to the qia the qikiqtani truth commission has been busy since it first began its work two years ago, in october 2007.
Vikas swarup is an indian diplomat who has served in. For inuit, the family unit has always played a central role in life and in survival. The journal of aboriginal economic development 3 1. Dogs, unlike the snowmobiles that have replaced them, had no exchange value in a market economy. The government of nunavut has prioritized the application of inuit qaujimajatuqangit inuit traditional knowledge via a policy of consultation with elders. But these are much more than tales told of the past. Qfal a joint venture between qc and first air, that provides a range of aviation services throughout the qikiqtani region. The origin of iqaluit, and melanie gagnon and iqaluit. Qikiqtani inuit association 2010 qikiqtani truth commission final report. Marcus borg, consulting editor, mark powelson and ray riegert are the editors.
Traditional stories from the qikiqtani region volume i. Qikiqtani inuit association salb al, barkema hw, elkin bt, thompson rca, whiteside dp, black sr, dubey jp, kutz sj 2008 dogs as sources and sentinels. Other students contributed sections that addressed the impacts of the child welfare system on indigenous children, for example, or that provided specific and. Books by john quincy adams author of letters of john. Originally published in qikiqtani truth commission. Qia is developing these themes into new programs for all qikiqtani communities. Presented at the qikiqtani inuit associations october 20, 2010 annual general meeting, this document is a compilation of summaries generated from interviews conducted by the qikiqtani inuit association between 2004 and 2006 and testimonies provided to the qikiqtani truth commission qtc between january 2008 and january 2009. By contrast, in their indepth investigation into the qimmiit killings, which involved interviewing hundreds of inuit and qallunaat 91 nunavut residents, the qikiqtani truth commission qtc concluded that the qimmiit killings occurred because qallunaat were scared of dogs. From 1950 to 1975, canadian officials saw the qikiqtani region formerly the baffin region as an isolated, underdeveloped and problematic area that they wanted to. The tragedy of the epidemic that swept through the north and affected so many inuit families is now welldocumented in research and books, including in work completed by the qikiqtani truth commission, which documented stories of the illness and its wideranging effects on families. Vikas swarup is an indian diplomat who has served in turkey, the united states, ethiopia and great britain. Inukshuk aksalnik, qikiqtani truth commission coordinator.
The gateway to the high arctic, resolute bay is the major stopover for expeditions to the north pole and to quttinirpaaq ellesmere. Despite the changing tides of educational policy and reform, the power imbalances that maintain control over the system of education in nunavut remain largely the same, and relatively unchanged. This dynamic partnership combines qcs market knowledge with first airs many years of northern operations. You can purchase the english or inuktitut versions via inhabit media at. Learning from the qikiqtani truth commission, 20072010 philip goldring canadian journal of history, vol. Community histories 19501975 and qikiqtani truth commission. This is not an exhaustive bibliography, rather a listing of sources relevant to the qtcs research and the history of the canadian arctic. The qikiqtani truth commissions final report, achieving saimaqatigiingniq, distills three years of interviews, testimony, and archival research about the experiences of qikiqtani inuit with. Qikiqtani truth commission qtc final report the qikiqtani truth. The qikiqtani truth commission is the only inuit aboriginal factfinsing truth commission ever undertaken in canada. In 2004, the commission began compiling eyewitness statements and information about this practice in light of the rcmps assertion that this episode of history did not occur. Lauren harden masgamers show fabian widjak podcast performance on demand podcast all things haunted prometheus podcast plan on. A clash of two truths, although the term conventionally is interpreted as simply the plural dogs as noted, all other translations of inuktitut terms are from the qikiqtani truth commissions qtc final report.
This article examines historians contributions to the qikiqtani truth commission qtc from 2007 to 2012. This article will focus on one of these regional inquiries, the qikiqtani truth commission of 2007 to 2010. Thematic reports and special studies 19501975, iqaluit. Inuit still waiting for recognition of settlementera trauma, dog. Qikiqtaaluk corporation 922 niaqunngusiaq road po box 1228 iqaluit, nunavut, canada x0a 0h0. The following is a draft bibliography of sources consulted by the qikiqtani truth commission. These reports were cited in the qikiqtani truth commission community histories 19501975. Although the qikiqtaaluk region is the most commonly used name in official contexts, several notable public organizations, including statistics canada.
Free inuktut books for inuit families qikiqtani inuit association. Inuit want to be able to forgive, says the qikiqtani truth commissions implementation coordinator. Examines truth commissions in general and specifically the truth and reconciliation and states that compensation will only work if the government is open to alternative contextspecific forms of justice. Understanding the connections between dogs, health and. Social changes in inuit communities have resulted in significant transformations to economic, political and cultural aspects of inuit society. The qikiqtaaluk region, qikiqtani region inuktitut. Books by john quincy adams john quincy adams average rating 4. A theoretical framework for truth commission testimony mickey vallee law and critique, vol. The qtc was unique in being commissioned, conducted, and paid for by an aboriginal organization, the qikiqtani inuit association. Thematic reports and special studies represent the inuit experience during this colonial period, as told by inuit. Willing and waiting to help nurses in the qikiqtani region reflect on their jobs qikiqtani inuit association.
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