A.H. Joy (1887-1932)
Inspector Alfred Herbert Joy of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police is best known for a remarkable 1800-mile (2900-km) patrol by dogsled across the heart of the Queen Elizabeth Islands in 1929. He had a keen interest in and extensive knowledge of the Arctic, its wildlife and people, and was dedicated...
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Inspector Alfred Herbert Joy of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police is best known for a remarkable 1800-mile (2900-km) patrol by dogsled across the heart of the Queen Elizabeth Islands in 1929. He had a keen interest in and extensive knowledge of the Arctic, its wildlife and people, and was dedicated to upholding the law and jurisdiction of Canada in isolated arctic regions. . In 1921, following Canada's decision to extend jurisdiction into the Arctic Islands, Joy was selected to represent the government at Pond Inlet, northern Baffin Island. Soon after his arrival he undertook investigation of the Janes murder case. Joy travelled to Cape Crauford in December, where he found and exhumed Janes's body and conducted an autopsy. Later, in his capacity as coroner, he held an inquest and gathered a jury, the accused, and witnesses from as far away as Igloolik, in addition to presiding as Justice of the Peace at the trial. Following the trial he received a notable tribute from Mr. Justice Rivet for his outstanding work on this case-particularly for his thoroughness and fairness. He had enforced the law in the Arctic Islands for the first time. In 1924, Joy made a hair-raising attempt to cross Lancaster Sound by dogsled from northern Baffin Island to test the practicability of communicating with the R.C.M.P. detachment on Ellesmere Island. . After 1925, when Joy took over detachments on eastern Ellesmere Island (Craig Harbour, Bache Peninsula) and Devon Island (Dundas Harbour), he began a series of long exploratory patrols across the Queen Elizabeth Islands which would do credit to any great polar explorer. During these trips he was able to correct errors on maps, explore new sled routes, make notes on wildlife, vegetation, coal outcrops, archaeological sites, sites of historic interest, weather, and sea-ice conditions. His detailed remarks on the numbers and migration of Peary caribou among the Queen Elizabeth Islands and the long distances arctic hares can travel on their hind legs are of great biological interest. He also foresaw new ways of patrolling the High Arctic, stating: "It would be possible, if necessary, I believe, to carry on an extensive survey of the islands west of Eureka sound by aeroplane." He made important biological and archaeological collections for what is now the national Museums of Canada. His collection of 700 specimens from a Palaeo-Eskimo site was acknowledged by the Chief of the Division of Anthropology to be . "one of the most valuable accessions that the Division has received since I took charge of it in 1910." . Joy's end was tragic. He died at the age of 43, apparently of a stroke, on the morning of the day he was to be married in Ottawa. . |
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ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/65422 2023-05-15T14:19:17+02:00 A.H. Joy (1887-1932) Harington, C.R. 1982-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65422 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65422/49336 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65422 ARCTIC; Vol. 35 No. 4 (1982): December: 457–571; 558-559 1923-1245 0004-0843 Autopsy Biographies Dogsledding Ethnographic collections Explorers Geography History Joy Alfred Herbert 1887-1932 Judicial systems Natural history Royal Canadian Mounted Police Strokes Travels Canadian Arctic Islands N.W.T Queen Elizabeth Islands N.W.T./Nunavut info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion other 1982 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:22:31Z Inspector Alfred Herbert Joy of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police is best known for a remarkable 1800-mile (2900-km) patrol by dogsled across the heart of the Queen Elizabeth Islands in 1929. He had a keen interest in and extensive knowledge of the Arctic, its wildlife and people, and was dedicated to upholding the law and jurisdiction of Canada in isolated arctic regions. . In 1921, following Canada's decision to extend jurisdiction into the Arctic Islands, Joy was selected to represent the government at Pond Inlet, northern Baffin Island. Soon after his arrival he undertook investigation of the Janes murder case. Joy travelled to Cape Crauford in December, where he found and exhumed Janes's body and conducted an autopsy. Later, in his capacity as coroner, he held an inquest and gathered a jury, the accused, and witnesses from as far away as Igloolik, in addition to presiding as Justice of the Peace at the trial. Following the trial he received a notable tribute from Mr. Justice Rivet for his outstanding work on this case-particularly for his thoroughness and fairness. He had enforced the law in the Arctic Islands for the first time. In 1924, Joy made a hair-raising attempt to cross Lancaster Sound by dogsled from northern Baffin Island to test the practicability of communicating with the R.C.M.P. detachment on Ellesmere Island. . After 1925, when Joy took over detachments on eastern Ellesmere Island (Craig Harbour, Bache Peninsula) and Devon Island (Dundas Harbour), he began a series of long exploratory patrols across the Queen Elizabeth Islands which would do credit to any great polar explorer. During these trips he was able to correct errors on maps, explore new sled routes, make notes on wildlife, vegetation, coal outcrops, archaeological sites, sites of historic interest, weather, and sea-ice conditions. His detailed remarks on the numbers and migration of Peary caribou among the Queen Elizabeth Islands and the long distances arctic hares can travel on their hind legs are of great biological interest. He also foresaw new ways of patrolling the High Arctic, stating: "It would be possible, if necessary, I believe, to carry on an extensive survey of the islands west of Eureka sound by aeroplane." He made important biological and archaeological collections for what is now the national Museums of Canada. His collection of 700 specimens from a Palaeo-Eskimo site was acknowledged by the Chief of the Division of Anthropology to be . "one of the most valuable accessions that the Division has received since I took charge of it in 1910." . Joy's end was tragic. He died at the age of 43, apparently of a stroke, on the morning of the day he was to be married in Ottawa. . Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Bache Peninsula Baffin Island Baffin Craig Harbour Devon Island Dundas Harbour Ellesmere Island eskimo* Eureka Eureka Sound Igloolik Lancaster Sound Nunavut Pond Inlet Queen Elizabeth Islands Sea ice University of Calgary Journal Hosting Arctic Bache Peninsula ENVELOPE(-75.589,-75.589,79.173,79.173) Baffin Island Canada Cape Crauford ENVELOPE(-84.849,-84.849,73.735,73.735) Craig Harbour ENVELOPE(-80.998,-80.998,76.209,76.209) Devon Island ENVELOPE(-88.000,-88.000,75.252,75.252) Dundas ENVELOPE(-68.784,-68.784,76.563,76.563) Dundas Harbour ENVELOPE(-82.368,-82.368,74.533,74.533) Ellesmere Island Eureka ENVELOPE(-85.940,-85.940,79.990,79.990) Eureka Sound ENVELOPE(-84.999,-84.999,79.002,79.002) Igloolik ENVELOPE(-81.800,-81.800,69.378,69.378) Lancaster Sound ENVELOPE(-83.999,-83.999,74.218,74.218) Nunavut Peary ENVELOPE(-63.867,-63.867,-65.250,-65.250) Pond Inlet ENVELOPE(-77.960,-77.960,72.699,72.699) ARCTIC 35 4 |