Decades after being forced to leave, these Labrador Inuit got to return home – CBC

Aug 13, 2024

Around 7,500 Inuit were evicted from Nutak and Hebron in the late 1950s

Inside a church in Hebron with a rock in hand, Silpa Obed sat in a circle among other evictees from the community.

That’s where she released all the emotions she had bottled up for decades. She said she still remembers the sound of gunshots being fired at those who didn’t want to leave.

“After so many years, I didn’t think I was so full of anger and resentment, but my body couldn’t hold it. I just had to share it,” the 68-year-old elder said.

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