Federal government to officially apologize for Dundas Harbour relocations in Nunavut – Eye on the Arctic – Radio-Canada
February 27, 2025
Relocations in 1930s and ’40s were early examples of government-directed moves of Inuit
A long-awaited apology will be given by the federal government on Thursday, to Inuit families affected by the Dundas Harbour relocations nearly a century ago.
Gary Anandasangaree, the federal minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs, will deliver the official apology at a ceremony in Arctic Bay, Nunavut.
“It will be a relief, a big relief for a lot of people, a celebration — something that has been coming a very long time,” said Lucy Qavavauq, who’s with the Dundas Harbour Relocation Society which has been advocating for the official apology.
