Qimmit, a Clash of Two Truths explained

Qimmit: A Clash of Two Truths
Director:	Joelie Sanguya, Ole Gjerstad
Studio:	Piksuk Media, National Film Board of Canada
Country:	Canada
Language:	English, Inuktitut

Qimmit a Clash of Two Truths^[1] or ^[2] (French title) is a 2010 Canadian documentary film directed by Joelie Sanguya and Ole Gjerstad about the Inuit and events in the years around 1960 that affected their semi-nomadic lifestyle and in particular the killing of their sled dogs (Qimmit).^[3] Some believe this was done deliberately by the government to force them off their land. The Qikiqtani Truth Commission looked into the affair and reported that there was no conspiracy.^[4] Different viewpoints from the Inuit and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) are heard in the film. The film is co-produced by Piksuk Media and the National Film Board of Canada.^{[5] [6] [7] [8] [9]}

See also

• Okpik's Dream, a related 2015 Canadian documentary film

External links

• Qikiqtani Truth Commission Thematic Reports and Special Studies 1950–1975 Analysis of the RCMP Sled Dog Report
• Qikiqtani Truth Commission Thematic Reports and Special Studies 1950–1975 Qimmiliriniq:Inuit Sled Dogs in Qikiqtaaluk

Notes and References

1. Web site: Qimmit: A Clash of Two Truths. National Film Board of. Canada. www.nfb.ca.
2. Web site: Qimmit : un choc, deux vérités. National Film Board of. Canada. www.nfb.ca.
3. The word means "dog" in Inuktitut and can also be spelt qimmiq and qimmik, Dog at Nunavut Living Dictionary
4. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/inuit-dog-killings-no-conspiracy-report-1.971888 Inuit dog killings no conspiracy: report
5. Web site: Qimmit: A Clash of Two Truths. Collection. 11 October 2012 . National Film Board of Canada. 11 April 2016.
6. Web site: Qimmit : un choc, deux vérités at CBC.
7. Web site: Reel Insights | Qimmit:A Clash of Two Truths.
8. Web site: Qimmit - the mysterious disappearance of the Inuit's sled dogs . 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100903032350/http://www.socialdoc.net/magnus/2010/06/19/qimmit-the-mysterious-disappearance-of-the-inuits-sled-dogs/ . 2010-09-03 . live.
9. Web site: NFB doc on Inuit dog slaughter debuts in Nunavut . 2010-06-04 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20220113055849/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/nfb-doc-on-inuit-dog-slaughter-debuts-in-nunavut-1.926118 . 2022-01-13 . live .