Ham Kudloo

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  • Ham Kudloo
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Ham Kudloo was born near Igloolik in 1936. He grew up in Qaunuk before relocating to Pond Inlet. He recalls an extreme amount of pressure to send his kids to school, and states that the Inuit were threatened with the loss of their welfare cheques if they failed to do so. Ham received his first dog team in 1953-54, and when he moved to Pond Inlet in 1957 he had a team of six dogs. Ham was treated for tuberculosis in Quebec City, and remained in hospital for one year. Following this experience, he was returned to his community. Ham recalls that his dogs were shot by the RCMP in Pond Inlet in 1962. He notes that his dogs were lured by food thrown out by the RCMP. The loose dogs went after it and were subsequently shot. At this time Ham owned a team of 12 dogs, and six of them were shot.