Hugh Brody

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  • Hugh Brody
  • Ottawa

Hugh Brody was born in England. He attended graduate school at Oxford and took a job with the Canadian government in 1969. Mr. Brody speaks Inuktitut and spent time in both Pond Inlet and the Ungava area. The fact the Brody learned the language enabled him to have a closer relationship to the people. Brody testifies that the government wanted something besides the confused economy of the fur trade. Illira and the relationship between whites and Inuit is a key subject in the testimony. Brody discusses the change in power and gender relationships as Inuit moved to settlements, as well as changes in the way children are treated in the community. The testimony provides insight into the government machinery on the ground and the relationships that developed with Inuit. Dog killings are discussed briefly, but by the time Brody had arrived in Pond all the dogs were gone.