Makivvik can nurture once-threatened qimmiit tradition with $45M federal money

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Makivvik can nurture once-threatened qimmiit tradition with $45M federal money

A lot of good things can be done with the $45 million the federal government is giving to help Nunavik heal from the slaughter of qimmiit — Inuit sled dogs — carried out in the 1950s and 1960s. Wise, careful use of that money should make sure the once-threatened dogsledding tradition survives for generations to come. Now Ottawa has made the much-anticipated apology for the practice. Ensuring that money is put to the best use should be part of th…