Louisa Sudlovenick Gillespie – Her Story

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In 1953, Louisa was one year and a half when she was relocated from Inukjuak to Resolute Bay with her parents; Daniel and Sarah Salluviniq and her brother Allie.

I’m very privileged and honored to share my experiences; it could have been a lot more, but trying to get people to know that this is real, it’s not just a story, that everyone that’s ever been in Resolute is involved, especially my cousins. Just because they were born here or born after relocation, I want them to know that this is their life. […] there’s huge anger and fear here and it touches them all and they need to share their feelings. They need to share their experiences, they need to share who they were and they need to listen to us and to their parents. I’m glad a lot of them got talked to, I’m just sorry my dad didn’t get that.”

Louisa Sudlovenick Gillespie – Resolute Bay, 2012