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Broken Promises: The High Arctic Relocation
1995 | 53m | English
Popularity: 0.2 (history)
| Director: | Patricia V. Tassinari |
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| Writer: | Erna Buffie |
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| In 1953 the Canadian government relocated Inuit families from Northern Québec to the High Arctic, promising an abundance of game and fish and assuring them they could return home after two years if things didn't work out. They would not see their ancestral lands for 30 years. Abandoned in flimsy tents, the Inuit were left to fend for themselves in the desolate settlements of Resolute Bay and Grise Fiord, where the sea was nearly always frozen and darkness reigned for months on end. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 01, 1995 |
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| Director: | Patricia V. Tassinari |
| Writer: | Erna Buffie |
| Genres: | Documentary |
| Keywords | inuit, forced relocation, woman director, indigenous community, first nations, indigenous rights |
| Production Companies | ONF | NFB, Nutaaq Média Inc. |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 18, 2026 Entered: May 12, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Erna Buffie | Self - Narrator (voice) |
| Brian Dooley | Voice |
| George Hargrave | Voice |
| Jimmy Mark | Voice |
| Judith Merritt | Voice |
| Urutuq Ningiurluut | Voice |
| July Papatsie | Voice |
| Eva Pilurtuut | Voice |
| Paul Stewart | Voice |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Patricia V. Tassinari | Director |
| Erna Buffie | Writer |
| Teresa De Luca | Editor |
| Shelley Craig | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| André Vincelli | Original Music Composer |
| Esther Auger | Sound Recordist |
| Stephen Reizes | Director of Photography |
| Joan Churchill | Graphic Designer |
| Val Teodori | Title Designer |
| Louis Dupire | Sound Editor |
| Lucie Fortier | Sound Editor |
| Fréderic Grenon | Sound Editor |
| François Dupire | Sound Editor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| George Hargrave | Producer |
| Erica Pomerance | Associate Producer |
| Barrie Howells | Producer |
| Don Haig | Executive Producer |
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