In Those Days: Inuit and Explorers

by Kenn Harper

Overview

In the fifth volume of the In Those Days: Collected Writings on Arctic History series, Kenn Harper shares tales of European explorers who came to the Arctic seeking adventure, riches, and the elusive Northwest Passage, and Inuit they encountered there.

Inuit were invaluable in adding to Western knowledge of the Arctic, serving as guides, clothing-makers, and interpreters. But not every meeting was friendly. This collection sheds light on Inuit who played a pivotal role in the expeditions of some of the most famous Arctic explorers, including the unfortunate John Franklin. This volume also includes dozens of rare, historical photographs.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781772274226
Publisher:	Inhabit Media
Publication date:	05/10/2022
Series:	In Those Days: Collected Writings on Arctic History , #5
Edition description:	English Edition
Pages:	250
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Kenn Harper is a historian, writer, and linguist, a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, and a former member of the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada. He is the author of the In Those Days series, Minik: The New York Eskimo, and Thou Shalt Do No Murder: Inuit, Injustice, and the Canadian Arctic. “Taissumani,” his column on Arctic history, appears in Nunatsiaq News.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Introduction

A Note on Word Choice

Preface

Collected Writings

Abduction: The “Countrie People” of Baffin Island Meet Martin Frobisher

“They Spake, But We Understood Them Not”: Christopher Hall’s Inuktitut Word List

“Take Heed of the Savage People”: Hudson’s Mutineers Meet the Inuit

Slaughter at Bloody Fall

The Return of The Dog-Children: Parry and Lyon at Iglulik

Parry’s Medallions

“A Greater Instance of Courage has not been Recorded”: Tatannuaq, the Peacemaker

First Encounter: The Nattilingmiut Meet John Ross

A Wooden Leg for Tulluahiu

“The Deep Footprints of Tired Men”: John Franklin’s Lost Expedition

“A Nice Steady Lad and a Favourite with his Tribe”: Albert One-Eye

Charles Dickens, John Rae, and the “Good Interpreter, William Ouligbuck”

Inuit Evidence in a British Court

A Fortuitous Meeting: Tookoolito and Ipiirvik, and Charles Francis Hall

Inuit Adrift: 1,500 Miles on an Ice Floe

An Inuit Plan to Find the North Pole

Robert Peary, the Inughuit, and the Iron Mountain

Minik, the New York Eskimo: A Victim of Peary’s Neglect

I Will Find a Way or Fake One: Robert Peary Claims the North Pole

Ittukusuk, Aapilak , and Daagtikoorsuaq: Travels with Dr. Cook

“The Trail That Is Always New”: Matthew Henson and his Inuit Family

Inughuit and the Myth of Crocker Land

Getting Away with Murder

Sovereignty 101: Captain Joseph-Elzéar Bernier and the Inuit 

“We’re Going to Keep On Living”: Ruth Makpii Ipalook on Stefansson’s Karluk Expedition 

“I Thank God for Living”: Ada Blackjack and Stefansson’s Wrangel Island Fiasco

Joe Panipakuttuk on the St. Roch: Through the Northwest Passage

Editorial Reviews

Tales of Arctic Whaling — A Canadian Geographic Best Book of 2018

"Harper brings ample research and rich storytelling skills.” — Nunatsiaq News

“[I]t’s the author’s frankness, compassion, and intimate knowledge of Inuit life that makes every single one of these stories resonate.” — Arctic Book Review

"[A] masterful collection that I recommend not just to Arctic enthusiasts, but also to readers with only a passing interest in the Arctic, for it might turn that passing interest into a passion."— Arctic Book Review

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