Okpik's Dream

2014 72 min

Overview

Harry Okpik dreamed of becoming a dog musher. But when government agents shot his and thousands of other Inuit huskies across the Canadian Arctic, 11-year-old Harry saw the sky turn red and thought his dream forever destroyed. Now, fifty years later, Harry Okpik reflects on the tragedy of the Dog Slaughter and the accident that led to the loss of his leg. Follow Harry through the arctic seasons as he cares for his huskies and prepares for Ivakkak - a 600 km dog sled race across the Canadian Arctic. It is a race with the greater purpose: to bring back the nearly eradicated Inuit husky and a lost way of life.

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Documentary

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English en
Inuktitut iu

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Cast

Harry Sam Willy Okpik

Adamie Michaud

Matthew Okpik

Susie Okpik

Tappia Okpik

Johnny Oovaut

Crew

Laura Rietveld

Director

Katarina Soukup

Producer

Laura Rietveld

Writer

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