Qapik Attagutsiak, last survivor of Inuit war effort and beloved elder, dies at 103 – Brandon Sun
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Qapik Attagutsiak, who has died aged 103, was the last known survivor of the Inuit who contributed to the Second World War by collecting animal carcasses in the Arctic that were shipped to southern Canada to be made into munitions, aircraft glue and fertiliser.
Qapik Attagutsiak was already a young woman in 1940, a mother at ease on the land and a skilled midwife, when she heard about a conflict occurring among many people in faraway lands.
Qapik Attagutsiak was already a young woman in 1940, a mother at ease on the land and a skilled midwife, when she heard about a conflict occurring among many people in faraway lands.
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