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« The Experimental Esquimos » : a retrospective of Inuit assimilation

A little known chapter in Canada’s past, was highlighted in a new documentary. The Government forcibly assimilated aboriginal youths by taking them away from their parents.

« The Experimental Esquimos » screened for the first time at Toronto’s Hot Docs Festival, the largest in North America.

National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations, in Vatican City in April

Date and time: 
Tuesday, May 12, 2009 - 14:30
Venue: 
Vatican

Phil Fontaine, National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations, participated to a mass in Vatican City in Rome on April 28.

He was a guest during Pope Benedict XVI's recent statement expressing sorrow to residential school survivors on April 29.

« The Experimental Esquimos » : a retrospective of Inuit assimilation

Date and time: 
Tuesday, May 12, 2009 - 10:15
Venue: 
Toronto

A little known chapter in Canada’s past, was highlighted in a new documentary. The Government forcibly assimilated aboriginal youths by taking them away from their parents.

« The Experimental Esquimos » screened for the first time at Toronto’s Hot Docs Festival, the largest in North America.

Live TV broadcast of Inuusivut Vignette

Date and time: 
Wednesday, May 13, 2009 - 20:00 - 22:00
Venue: 
APTN

TUNE IN at 8PM (eastern standard time) on May the 11th, 12th and 13th to watch Qanuqtuurniq - Finding the Balance. A TV series on Inuit Wellness.

"In Media Res" discusses IsumaTV and NITV

Read the full article and the extensive discussion on the "In Media Res" website.