Jump to content

Qimmit, a Clash of Two Truths

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Qimmit: A Clash of Two Truths
Directed byJoelie Sanguya, Ole Gjerstad
Production
companies
Piksuk Media, National Film Board of Canada
Release date
  • 2010 (2010)
CountryCanada
LanguagesEnglish, Inuktitut

Qimmit a Clash of Two Truths[1] or Qimmit, un choc deux vérités[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

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Canada, National Film Board of. "Qimmit: A Clash of Two Truths" – via www.nfb.ca.
  2. ^ Canada, National Film Board of. "Qimmit : un choc, deux vérités" – via www.nfb.ca.
  3. ^ The word means "dog" in Inuktitut and can also be spelt qimmiq and qimmik, Dog[permanent dead link] at Nunavut Living Dictionary
  4. ^ Inuit dog killings no conspiracy: report
  5. ^ "Qimmit: A Clash of Two Truths". Collection. National Film Board of Canada. 11 October 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  6. ^ "Qimmit : un choc, deux vérités at CBC".
  7. ^ "Reel Insights | Qimmit:A Clash of Two Truths".
  8. ^ "Qimmit - the mysterious disappearance of the Inuit's sled dogs". 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-09-03.
  9. ^ "NFB doc on Inuit dog slaughter debuts in Nunavut". CBC News. 2010-06-04. Archived from the original on 2022-01-13.
[edit]