Mounties spied on 'Father of Nunavut' in 1970s amid fears of Inuit-Dene alliance | Page 869 | Unpublished
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Mounties spied on 'Father of Nunavut' in 1970s amid fears of Inuit-Dene alliance

April 22, 2026

The RCMP Security Service spied on Inuit leaders like John Amagoalik as they developed their Nunavut proposal in the 1970s, newly declassified papers show. Between 1972 and 1980, Mounties compiled a three-volume intelligence dossier on the national Inuit organization under the "Native extremism" program.



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