Martha of the North
Martha of the North

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Martha of the North

NFB
NFB (Free)
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2009
1h 23m
Documentary
canadainuitdisplacementdisplaced persons

Overview

In the mid-1950s, lured by false promises of a better life, Inuit families were displaced by the Canadian government and left to their own devices in the Far North. In this icy desert realm, Martha Flaherty and her family lived through one of Canadian history’s most sombre and little-known episodes.