Please join us for a viewing of the following film in Room 355 on Monday January 20 from 12:05-12:55. The film is titled, “Experimental Eskimos”, a 2009 Canadian documentary directed by Barry Greenwald.
“The ‘Experimental Eskimos’ documents an …attempt at social engineering…[following] Peter Ittinuar, Zebedee Nungak and Eric Tagoona, who, as 12-year-old boys, were shipped South in the early 1960s …to attend schools in Ottawa….The film features…forgotten archival footage, family photos and government documents”. Come learn how the boys grew to be men that the Canadian government policy didn’t expect! Hosted by May Bernhardt.
Attendance will be taken for AUDI 540 students who wish to receive credit for one hour of an in-house self-initiated learning experience.