[opirgyork] Experimental Eskimos Screening (TODAY AT 2pm)

[opirg at yorku.ca]

Greetings all,

The time and location for the screening of the documentary the "Experimental
Eskimos" has changed to 2:00pm TODAY in 140 Health, Nursing and Environmental
Studies.

If you didn't know about it, here is some information about the film:

The Experimental Eskimos

In the early 1960s the Canadian government conducted an experiment in social
engineering. Three 12-year-old Inuit boys were separated from their families in
the Arctic and were sent to Ottawa to live with white families and to be
educated in white schools.

The consequences the experiment would have on their identity and culture was
brushed aside. The experiment had unexpected results. All three men went on to
become activists and leaders of their
people, instrumental in establishing aboriginal rights in Canada and the
creation of Nunavut.

But it all came at a terrible cost. Peter Ittinuar,Zebedee Nungak and Eric
Tagoona candidly recount their stories and challenges in this remarkable film
about an attempt at assimilation, empowerment and the triumph of the human
spirit.

Trailer of film: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sUNfPvNj6A

See you there!
OPIRG York