10: Strangers Among Us (mcgill-queen's Native And Northern Series)
by David C. Woodman /
1995 / English / PDF
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In 1868 American explorer Charles Francis Hall interviewed
several Inuit hunters who spoke of strangers travelling through
their land. Hall immediately jumped to the conclusion that the
hunters were talking about survivors of the Franklin expedition
and set off for the Melville Peninsula, the location of many of
the sightings, to collect further stories and evidence to support
his supposition. His theory, however, was roundly dismissed by
historians of his day, who concluded that the Inuit had been
referring to other white explorers, despite significant
discrepancies between the Inuit evidence and the records of other
expeditions. In Strangers Among Us Woodman re-examines the Inuit
tales in light of modern scholarship and concludes that Hall's
initial conclusions are supported by Inuit remembrances,
remembrances that do not correlate with other expeditions but are
consistent with Franklin's.
In 1868 American explorer Charles Francis Hall interviewed
several Inuit hunters who spoke of strangers travelling through
their land. Hall immediately jumped to the conclusion that the
hunters were talking about survivors of the Franklin expedition
and set off for the Melville Peninsula, the location of many of
the sightings, to collect further stories and evidence to support
his supposition. His theory, however, was roundly dismissed by
historians of his day, who concluded that the Inuit had been
referring to other white explorers, despite significant
discrepancies between the Inuit evidence and the records of other
expeditions. In Strangers Among Us Woodman re-examines the Inuit
tales in light of modern scholarship and concludes that Hall's
initial conclusions are supported by Inuit remembrances,
remembrances that do not correlate with other expeditions but are
consistent with Franklin's.
