In 1953, southern Canadian bureaucrats dispatched 10 ill-equipped Inuit families mostly from Quebec to a life of northern hardship in a bleak and inhospitable environment, under the cover of an experiment to determine whether the Inuit could survive when reunited with a wilderness environment.

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This event, known as the High Arctic relocation, involved the Canadian government moving Inuit families from Northern Quebec to the High Arctic in the 1950s under the guise of providing them with better living conditions and preserving their traditional way of life. However, the families were not adequately prepared for the harsh conditions, and the move has been criticized for its impact on the Inuit's way of life and culture.

In 1953, Southern Canadian Bureaucrats Dispatched 10 Ill-Equipped Inuit Families