Fort Conger: A Site of Arctic History in the 21st Century
Fort Conger, located at Discovery Harbour in Lady Franklin Bay on northern Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, played an intrinsic role in several High Arctic expeditions between 1875 and 1935, particularly around 1900–10 during the height of the Race to the North Pole. Here are found the remains of historic...
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Fort Conger, located at Discovery Harbour in Lady Franklin Bay on northern Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, played an intrinsic role in several High Arctic expeditions between 1875 and 1935, particularly around 1900–10 during the height of the Race to the North Pole. Here are found the remains of historic voyages of exploration and discovery related to the 19th century expeditions of G.S. Nares and A.W. Greely, early 20th century expeditions of R.E. Peary, and forays by explorers, travelers, and government and military personnel. In the Peary era, Fort Conger’s connection with indigenous people was amplified, as most of the expedition personnel who were based there were Inughuit from Greenland, and the survival strategies of the explorers were largely derived from Inughuit material cultural and environmental expertise. The complex of shelters at Fort Conger symbolizes an evolution from the rigid application of Western knowledge, as represented in the unsuitable prefabricated Greely expedition house designed in the United States, towards the pragmatic adaptation of Aboriginal knowledge represented in the Inughuit-influenced shelters that still stand today. Fort Conger currently faces various threats to its longevity: degradation of wooden structures through climate and weathering, bank erosion, visitation, and inorganic contamination. Its early history and links with Greenlandic Inughuit have suggested that the science of heritage preservation, along with management practices of monitoring, remediation of contamination, and 3D laser scanning, should be applied to maintain the site for future generations. Fort Conger, situé au Havre de la découverte, dans la baie Lady Franklin, au nord de l’île d’Ellesmere, au Nunavut, a joué un rôle intrinsèque dans plusieurs expéditions de l’Extrême-Arctique entre 1875 et 1935, surtout dans les années 1900 à 1910, à l’apogée de la course vers le pôle Nord. Nous trouvons ici les vestiges de voyages d’exploration et de découvertes historiques, vestiges qui se rapportent plus précisément aux expéditions de G.S. Nares et d’A.W. Greely au XIXe siècle, aux expéditions de R.E. Peary au début du XXe siècle et aux incursions de divers explorateurs, voyageurs, militaires et employés du gouvernement. À l’époque de R.E. Peary, les liens entretenus avec les Autochtones de Fort Conger se sont intensifiés, car une grande partie des membres de l’expédition étaient des Inughuits du Groenland, et les stratégies de survie des explorateurs dépendaient grandement de l’expertise matérielle, culturelle et environnementale des Inughuits. Le complexe d’abris qui se trouve au Fort Conger symbolise une évolution, où l’on a délaissé l’application rigide des connaissances occidentales, comme en atteste la maison préfabriquée inadaptée conçue aux États-Unis pour l’expédition Greely, pour aller vers une adaptation pragmatique des connaissances autochtones, comme l’illustrent les abris d’influence inughuite que l’on aperçoit toujours de nos jours. En ce moment, la longévité de Fort Conger est menacée en raison de la dégradation des structures en bois, dégradation attribuable à l’altération climatique et atmosphérique, à l’érosion des berges, aux visites et à la contamination inorganique. Les débuts de Fort Conger et ses liens avec les Inughuits groenlandais suggèrent qu’il y aurait lieu de mettre en application la science de la conservation du patrimoine, jumelée aux pratiques de gestion de la surveillance, de restauration des matériaux contaminés et de balayage laser 3D, afin d’assurer le maintien du site pour les générations à venir. |
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Fort Conger: A Site of Arctic History in the 21st Century |
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ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/67357 2023-05-15T14:19:23+02:00 Fort Conger: A Site of Arctic History in the 21st Century Bertulli, Margaret M. Dick, Lyle Dawson, Peter C. Cousins, Panik Lynn 2013-09-05 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/67357 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/67357/51266 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/67357 ARCTIC; Vol. 66 No. 3 (2013): September: 247–387; 312–328 1923-1245 0004-0843 Fort Conger Nares Greely Peary Inughuit Ellesmere Island Arctic exploration inorganic contamination 3D laser scanning île d’Ellesmere exploration arctique contamination inorganique balayage laser 3D info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 2013 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:24:02Z Fort Conger, located at Discovery Harbour in Lady Franklin Bay on northern Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, played an intrinsic role in several High Arctic expeditions between 1875 and 1935, particularly around 1900–10 during the height of the Race to the North Pole. Here are found the remains of historic voyages of exploration and discovery related to the 19th century expeditions of G.S. Nares and A.W. Greely, early 20th century expeditions of R.E. Peary, and forays by explorers, travelers, and government and military personnel. In the Peary era, Fort Conger’s connection with indigenous people was amplified, as most of the expedition personnel who were based there were Inughuit from Greenland, and the survival strategies of the explorers were largely derived from Inughuit material cultural and environmental expertise. The complex of shelters at Fort Conger symbolizes an evolution from the rigid application of Western knowledge, as represented in the unsuitable prefabricated Greely expedition house designed in the United States, towards the pragmatic adaptation of Aboriginal knowledge represented in the Inughuit-influenced shelters that still stand today. Fort Conger currently faces various threats to its longevity: degradation of wooden structures through climate and weathering, bank erosion, visitation, and inorganic contamination. Its early history and links with Greenlandic Inughuit have suggested that the science of heritage preservation, along with management practices of monitoring, remediation of contamination, and 3D laser scanning, should be applied to maintain the site for future generations. Fort Conger, situé au Havre de la découverte, dans la baie Lady Franklin, au nord de l’île d’Ellesmere, au Nunavut, a joué un rôle intrinsèque dans plusieurs expéditions de l’Extrême-Arctique entre 1875 et 1935, surtout dans les années 1900 à 1910, à l’apogée de la course vers le pôle Nord. Nous trouvons ici les vestiges de voyages d’exploration et de découvertes historiques, vestiges qui se rapportent plus précisément aux expéditions de G.S. Nares et d’A.W. Greely au XIXe siècle, aux expéditions de R.E. Peary au début du XXe siècle et aux incursions de divers explorateurs, voyageurs, militaires et employés du gouvernement. À l’époque de R.E. Peary, les liens entretenus avec les Autochtones de Fort Conger se sont intensifiés, car une grande partie des membres de l’expédition étaient des Inughuits du Groenland, et les stratégies de survie des explorateurs dépendaient grandement de l’expertise matérielle, culturelle et environnementale des Inughuits. Le complexe d’abris qui se trouve au Fort Conger symbolise une évolution, où l’on a délaissé l’application rigide des connaissances occidentales, comme en atteste la maison préfabriquée inadaptée conçue aux États-Unis pour l’expédition Greely, pour aller vers une adaptation pragmatique des connaissances autochtones, comme l’illustrent les abris d’influence inughuite que l’on aperçoit toujours de nos jours. En ce moment, la longévité de Fort Conger est menacée en raison de la dégradation des structures en bois, dégradation attribuable à l’altération climatique et atmosphérique, à l’érosion des berges, aux visites et à la contamination inorganique. Les débuts de Fort Conger et ses liens avec les Inughuits groenlandais suggèrent qu’il y aurait lieu de mettre en application la science de la conservation du patrimoine, jumelée aux pratiques de gestion de la surveillance, de restauration des matériaux contaminés et de balayage laser 3D, afin d’assurer le maintien du site pour les générations à venir. 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