He hitched the remaining dog to the sled and rode off to rejoin his family. The Inuit adapted to one of the sparsest eco-systems on earth and their connection to land and wildlife was intensely ...

To this day, Aatami said he still hears new painful stories about the dog slaughter ... authorities killed over 1,000 qimmit [sled dogs] in Nunavik, the Inuit region of northern Quebec.

Inuit dog, or Greenland dog. Alaskan huskies are bred for characteristics ideal for being a sled dog: speed, intelligence, ...