More Than Just Franklin Stories: Inuit Oral History Beyond Canadian Mythology
- Date: Thursday, February 27, 2020 - 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Building: Bagnani Hall
Room: Bagnani Lecture Hall
The Frost Centre for Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies is pleased to present a lecture in the 2019-2020 North at Trent Series.
Title: More Than Just Franklin Stories: Inuit Oral History Beyond Canadian Mythology
About the talk: The recent discovery of the lost ships of the Franklin Expedition has brought much attention to the Inuit community of Gjoa Haven/Uqshuqtuuq, and to the role of Inuit knowledge in locating the wrecks. This talk focuses on the role and relationship of local Inuit to the ongoing Franklin research. It examines how Inuit histories are represented in Canadian Arctic iconography and mythology, and locates these in the wider context of intergenerational knowledge sharing in present-day Nunavut.
About the speaker: Dr. Mark Stoller is the Roberta Bondar Fellow in Northern & Polar Studies
This event is in an accessible location, is free of charge and open to the public. All are welcome!
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Posted on February 13, 2020