By William Koblensky Varela, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunavut News A lawsuit in the Nunavut Court of Justice seeking millions of dollars in compensation for biological experiments conducted on Inuit exploring racial characteristics through invasive and non-consensual procedures should be dismissed, the federal government has argued in court. Inuit are also seeking acknowledgement of the experiments and a public apology via the lawsuit. The federal government recently filed a motion for summary judgment, arguing that the experiments in the 1960s and 1970s happened too long ago to be subject to a court battle. Six Inuit from Iglulik, including filmmaker Zacharias Kunuk and former Nunavut premier Paul Quassa, are behind the claims against the Canadian government. Quassa said he believed the experiments conducted on him were normal for decades, until he…
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