Samia Madwar

I'm currently the managing editor at The Walrus. Previously, I've worked at Up Here and Canadian Geographic magazines. 

  • The Walrus
  • Up Here magazine
  • Arctic Deeply
  • CBC
  • Hakai magazine
  • The Canadian Encyclopedia
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The Canadian Encyclopedia • 25th September 2018

Inuit High Arctic Relocations in Canada | The Canadian Encyclopedia

Canadian officials had various motives for relocating Inuit to the High Arctic. One reason concerned Arctic sovereignty. During the Second World War, the United States had established a military presence in the Arctic. Amid Cold War fears of Soviet aggression, the United States heightened its military capabilities in the Arctic, posing a potential threat to Canadian claims to the North.
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