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Commemorating the 200th anniversary of Franklinʼs historic overland journey to the shores of the polar sea
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Great Slave Lake

Place Names in Dëne Dédlıné Yatıé

May 30, 2023 franklinadmin Leave a comment

Dëne Dédliné Yatıé is a dialect of Chipewyan closest to that spoken by the Tetsǫ́t’ıné (Yellowknives) of Akaitcho’s time. It…

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Salvation

October 17, 2021 franklinadmin

We set out before day, though, in fact, we were all much fitter to remain, from the excessive pain which…

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Leaving Fort Enterprise

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Our feelings on quitting the Fort where we had formerly enjoyed much comfort if not happiness, and, latterly, experienced a…

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Scientific Observation

October 15, 2021 franklinadmin

While this web exhibit has focused the bulk of its attention on the narrative of Franklin’s journey and its geographic…

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Three Degrees Off

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We subsequently learned from the Copper Indians, that the part at which we had crossed the river was the Congecatha-wha-chaga…

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Intelligence Gathering

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Our first object was to obtain some certain information respecting our future route; and accordingly we received from one of…

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The Law Giver

October 9, 2021 franklinadmin

The Strong-bows, and Rocky-Mountain Indians, have a tradition in common with the Dog-ribs, that they came originally from the westward,…

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Cherish Springer

Gothic Horror

October 8, 2021 franklinadmin

Cherish Springer, an illustrator specializing in nautical themes and storytelling from Boston, Massachusetts, has focused on the search for the…

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Hideous Beards

August 9, 2021 franklinadmin

The Indians set about everything with an activity that amazed us. Indeed contrasted with our emaciated figures and extreme debility…

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Unity of Inuit Language

June 19, 2021 franklinadmin

On comparing the language of our two Esquimaux with a copy of St. John’s Gospel, printed for the use of…

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