Mounties spied on ‘Father of Nunavut’ in 1970s amid fears of Inuit-Dene alliance
Mounties spied on ‘Father of Nunavut’ in 1970s amid fears of Inuit-Dene alliance

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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.