Yes, in some circumstances, they were put there -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Arctic_relocation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Arctic_relocation Re

Yes, in some circumstances, they were put there -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Arctic_relocation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Arctic_relocation Reserves did not exist for 1000s of years. The indigenous were nomads, and now are more grounded in territory.