Franz van de Velde, O.M.I. (1909-2002)

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Author: Brandson, Lorraine E.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2002
• Subjects: Biographies; Missionaries; Roman Catholic Church; Photograph collections; Inuit; Legends; Traditional knowledge; Rites and ceremonies; Customs; Geographical names; Inuit languages; Kinship; History; Ethnology; Art; Van de Velde; Franz; 1909-2002; Kugaaruk region; Nunavut; Simpson Peninsula; Igloolik; Repulse Bay region; Hall Beach; Arctic; Asen; Canada; Gjoa Haven; Havre; Hudson; Hudson Bay; Kugaaruk; Le Havre; Lier; Northwest Territories; Pelly Bay; Repulse Bay; Taloyoak; eskimo*; inuit; inuktitut; Kitikmeot; Netsilik
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63782

Franz Van de Velde, O.M.I. [Oblates of Mary Immaculate], a Roman Catholic missionary well known in the Kitikmeot and northern Hudson Bay regions, died in Marelbeke, Belgium, on 22 February 2002 at age 92. Member of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate religious order, cultural historian, author, and genea...