June is National Indigenous History Month in Canada. One of the very best sources to learn about the colonial history of Iqaluit and eastern Nunavut's Baffin region is the Qiqiktani Truth Commission's Final Report.

"May our history never be forgotten and our voices be forever strong," the dedication to the report reads.

When it was published in 2013, Qikiqtani Inuit Association President J. Okalik Eegeesiak wrote, "On a personal level this is for the grandmother I never knew, because she died in a sanatorium in Hamilton; this is for my grandchildren, so that they can understand what our family has experienced; and it is also for the young people of Canada, so that they will also understand our story."

To read the report, click below.