The northernmost residential area of mankind: residents have been deceived for 57 years, ** compensation has been denied, and the Arctic survival legend.
If you ask about the northernmost residential community, most people's first reaction is Langyearbyen, but in fact, the village of Gleise in Nunavut, Canada, is the northernmost settlement on the whole planet, it is located at the North Pole, only 1160 kilometers, or even closer to Longyearbyen, 140 kilometers, but for some reason, it has been "hidden" until 2010, its name was made public.
Nunavut is a special area on Canadian territory that was established in 1999 and consists of 28 communities with a total population of 36,000, mostly Eskimos. But the first borough to be formally established was the village of Grice, which in 1953 had eight Inuit families who had been lured into living here, and now has 129 residents.
The village of Grice was built during the Cold War to prevent the Soviet invasion of the Arctic, but "minus 65 degrees Celsius, the nearest city is 750 kilometers away, there are no roads, no docks, no hydropower", the three "world's highest" make people not want to live in Grice at all. So, Quebec** persuaded eight Inuit families to let them live here on the condition of building a house and adding fuel.
But when the eight families got there, they were told that the average annual temperature there was minus 16At 5 degrees Celsius, it is impossible for any vegetation to grow, let alone raise reindeer. On top of that, Quebec didn't provide them with housing and other facilities, only telling them to come back to them next year.
Unfortunately, a year later, Quebec** reneged on their promise, no one wanted to leave the country, and the cost of the army was too great. None of the eight Inuit families who were forced to live here for 57 years survived before the age of 45, and Canada** issued its first official apology in 2010.
In 57 years, their territory has expanded to more than 18,000 square kilometers. Canada** paid 10 million Canadian dollars (50 million yuan) in return for opening up new territory.
But these survivors and their descendants are not willing to accept Canada's compensation, they say that it is not the responsibility of Canada, nor is it the construction and provision of fuel as they promised, but the construction of a simple airport of 511 meters after 2010, which is for tourism.
As the saying goes, there is no power in the hands of a chicken, and the village of Grice is known as a region in the north of Canada, and in honor of the deceased, they built a monument with the theme of women, boys, dogs. Canada** has called for the demolition of this ironic monument on several occasions, but has been opposed by the Inuit.
Naturally, many people have lent a helping hand, such as Canada's Baikal Telecommunications (a private company), which financed the construction of the world's northernmost bureau in 197In 1995, the BBC was attacked by a polar bear while filming a documentary, and the Inuit Bil kept defending his country with a gun, much to the attention of viewers around the world.
When Bill eventually died of fatigue and cold, the BBC was the first to organise a donation campaign for the Inuit (about 22 million) and persuaded the residents of Grice to bury him in the eternal tundra as a memorial. Bill's death not only saved face for the Inuit, but also brought them a financial loss.
In 2015, Canadian officials launched a full-scale development of the Grice Travel Line, which has only five hours of electricity**, and is all imported from the Arctic Circle, and requires a firearms license, which is one of the strangest ways to travel in the world.