Inuit honour family who never came home after travelling south for tuberculosis treatment
CBC
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With a stifled sob, Mary Tuktudjuk says she's spent all of her life thinking about her father.
Decades ago, he was among a number of Inuit patients brought south to be treated for tuberculosis at the Parc Savard Hospital, a former sanatorium in Quebec City, and never came home.
Standing in the gardens outside of the National Assembly, Tuktudjuk's daughter, Rebecca, wrapped her arm around her mother, saying she hopes this trip helps.
Tuktudjuk is part of a delegation of community members, half from Nunavik and half from Nunavut, who travelled to Quebec City for a memorial visit organized by Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated and Makivvik Corporation — the legal representatives for Inuit in the two regions.
Coinciding with National Indigenous Peoples Day, the delegation toured the cemetery where some Inuit were buried, the site of the former sanatorium and the port where Inuit were brought in by boat.
Luisa Taqulik wiped tears from her eyes when they drove past the site of the former sanatorium.
Decades ago, they were forced from their home in Kangirsuk, Nunavik and brought south to heal from a bacterial infection.
But they never made it back.
"They died alone. I have so much mixed emotion. I never met them but I'm so glad I came here," said Taqulik, choking up.
"At least I've seen where they went."
The visit was planned to offer families closure, said Naomi Tatty.
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