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Northern People, Northern Knowledge: The Story of the Canadian Arctic Expedition, 1913-1918
| Institution(s): |
Canadian Museum of Civilization Canadian Museum of Nature Parks Canada Geological Survey of Canada |
| Year created: | 2003 |
| Coverage dates: | 1913-1918 |
| Description: | Picture a group of thirty rugged men of many sorts and disciplines and from many different countries, gathered together with their two leaders for the first time, in the tiny coastal village of Nome, Alaska. It was July of 1913. They had no inkling of a world war starting the next year. They simply looked ahead to exploration and research in the icy wilderness of Canada's Arctic for the next three years. Seventeen of those men would not return home. Most of the scientists, after working and living alongside the people of the north, returned almost four years later, scarcely informed about the war, and carrying with them thousands of artifacts, crates of specimens, photos, film and sound recordings; scientific data and knowledge which has been used in Arctic science ever since. Later the others returned, having carried the Canadian flag to 80° north, and having claimed three new islands for Canada. |
| Media/document types: | Photographs, video, maps |
| Audience(s): | general |
| Language(s) of exhibit: | English, French |
| Copyright information: | Copyright Canadian Museum of Civilization |
| Subjects: |
Maps and Boundaries Explorers and Exploration |