The Canadian Eskimo co-operative movement

Prior to World War II, little contact was made with the Eskimo of northern Canada, other than by early explorers, missionaries, Hudson Bay traders and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. With the war, a new importance was attached to the Canadian Arctic, and it became a strategic area. Men and equipm...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Polar Record
Main Author: Godt, P.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1964
Subjects:
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
Arctic
Hudson Bay
Canada
Hudson
eskimo*
Polar Record
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400054474
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400054474
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Summary:Prior to World War II, little contact was made with the Eskimo of northern Canada, other than by early explorers, missionaries, Hudson Bay traders and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. With the war, a new importance was attached to the Canadian Arctic, and it became a strategic area. Men and equipment moved in, airstrips were constructed, large buildings were erected to house the men and machines, and almost overnight the twentieth century had arrived.

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