Ottawa, Inuit agree on relocation compensation

Yorkregion.com
August 27, 2018
The Canadian Press

Inuit who were forcibly removed from their traditional lands in the 1950s have reached a compensation deal with the federal government.

The lawyer who represents them says Ottawa has agreed to pay $5 million to a society for the descendants of dozens of Inuit who were relocated.

Steven Cooper says the Inuit from Ennadai Lake in Nunavut's southwestern corner starved and died as a result of the move.

Their plight became publicized through the work of Canadian writer Farley Mowat, as well as in large publications such as Life magazine.

The deal was ratified in Arviat, Nunavut.