During the Cold War,the Canadian and U.S.governments actively encouraged ________.

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During the Cold War, the Canadian and U.S. governments actively encouraged local Inuit and other native people to abandon their traditional lifestyles and move into permanent settlements, sending their children to public schools. This was part of a larger assimilation policy aimed at modernizing and "civilizing" Indigenous peoples. The governments saw this as a way to gain strategic control over the Arctic and its natural resources, as well as prevent the Soviet Union from establishing a presence in the region. Military bases were also established in the Arctic, but the focus was on assimilation and relocation of Indigenous peoples.