More than 1,000 of the dogs that Inuit relied on for their livelihoods were shot to death by Mounties, employees of the Hudson's Bay Company and other authorities from the mid-1950s until late 1960s ...

Her grandfather was a qimuksiqti – a musher. Before the 1950s, sledding was the main mode of transportation for Inuit. Qimmiit – dogs – and humans had a deep bond; the dogs were constant ...

Eight mushers started the Nunavut Quest dog sled race on Tuesday – a journey from Pond Inlet to Igloolik that’s expected to ...

Native to the very cold Arctic regions of Canada, the magnificent Canadian Eskimo Dog is a breed renowned for its innate strength, endurance, and intelligent, wolf-like appearance. Traditionally ...