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Northern People, Northern Knowledge: The Canadian Arctic Expedition 1913-1918
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Northern People, Northern Knowledge: The Canadian Arctic Expedition 1913-1918
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The first Canadian Arctic Expedition ranks as one of the boldest undertakings in the history of exploration. Leaving Nome Alaska in the summer of 1913, these Canadian explorers mapped most of Arctic Canada over a three year epic journey; aided by the Inuit, the scientists traveled by dog sled creating and correcting maps of the Canadian Arctic. The expedition was practically out of contact with Canadian society for three years, returning in 1916 to a war in Europe they knew nothing about and with impressive artifacts and geological research which can be found in museums across Canada to this day. Menu Introducing the Expedition New Lands - The Explorations of the Northern Party New Knowledge - Science and the Southern Party Disaster - Loss of the Karluk and Wrangel Island The People of the CAE Canada's Little Arctic Navy - The Ships of the Expedition Travel Technology Food - Living off the Land or Out of the Can? Survival - Illness, Accidents, and Deaths Magnificent Collections Mapping the North Through Northern Parks The Impact of the Expedition