Simeonie Kunnuk

Simeonie Kunnuk was born in a sanatorium in Lancaster, Ontario in 1959. He is half Qallunaaq. He went to primary school in Igloolik and attended residential school at Chesterfield Inlet. His testimony includes information on the abuse he suffered as a student. He returned home from Chesterfield Inlet Residential School when he was 9 or 10 years old. Simeonie notes changes that had occurred while he was away at school, including larger houses and the chaining up of dogs. Simeonie was attacked by a dog and required a blood transfusion, but he states that he was not fearful of dogs. Simeonie attended high school in Iqaluit, and spent three years studying psychology at Carleton.