Qimmit : A Clash of Two Truths

Gjerstad, Ole, (film director.). Sanguya, Joelie, (film director.). MacDonald, Joe, (film producer.). De Wolff, Charlotte, (film producer.). De Wolff, Charlotte, (film producer.). Mazur, Derek, (film producer.). National Film Board of Canada (Montreal), (film producer.). Piksuk Media Inc., (film producer.).

Summary: For the Inuit, the sled dog symbolized a way of life as well as a deep connection to the land. They depended upon the dogs for hunting, transportation and companionship: They were essential to survival. But from the 1950s to the 1970s, the Inuit's semi-nomadic way of life all but vanished. The sled dog population dropped from an estimated 20,000 to just a few hundred dogs. Many Inuit believe the dogs were deliberately killed by the RCMP as part of a government policy to force them off the land - and into "civilization." The RCMP denies there was any conscious policy on their part. With the influx of people into settled communities, they argue, the sled dogs became redundant. Qimmit: A Clash of Two Truths explores the mystery of how and why the sled dogs disappeared, a mystery that has left deep wounds across Canada's Arctic.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video (68 min., 08 sec.) : sound
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Publisher: Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2011.
Copyright: ©2010

Content descriptions

General Note:	Indigenous filmmaker (Inuit). Agency - English program:.Prairie Centre. Agency:.Co-produced by Piksuk Media Inc. and the National Film Board of Canada.
Restrictions on Access Note:	Available to subscribers only.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Writer, Ole Gjerstad, Joelie Sanguya ; director, Ole Gjerstad, Joelie Sanguya ; director of photography, David Poisey ; producer, Joe MacDonald, Charlotte De Wolff ; executive producer, Charlotte De Wolff, Derek Mazur.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:	Recorded 2010.
Target Audience Note:	14-17.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Awards Note:	Rigoberta Menchu Second Prize, 2010
Source of Description Note:	Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2023-04-05).