Susan Singoorie

Susan Singoorie was born near Kinngait in 1927. In 1934, when she was 8 years old, she moved to Lancaster Sound with her grandparents. They were relocated to the high Arctic in 1935 aboard a ship called the Nascopie. Susan traveled to Pangnirtung, Pond Inlet and Arctic Bay. When she was 13 years old she traveled to Pond Inlet, where her father was sent to marry. The family returned to Arctic Bay with a new step-mother. Susan now lives in Ottawa and returns north periodically. Her testimony includes information on dog slaughters. She states that she did not witness any dog slaughters in Arctic Bay, but that she had heard of them occurring in Pond Inlet. She testifies that dog teams were well trained and used for transportation and hunting. Susan notes that by 1966 there were no more dog teams.