Martha of the North

Martha of the North (2009)

January 23rd, 20091h 23min

Documentary
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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.


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