Uvagut Quliaqtuat

Ilisaqlutin sivulliqmi tiguyit ikayuqtingitila nakuruallaktuaq sivulliq asiin anguyaa Mad Trapper, Lost Patrol asulu aulayuaq St. Roch.

Una pitquyaq taimaaga Saangani ila, Canadam agliligaa sovereignty nunami asulu inuitlu.

Ingilran, policimaq maungaqtuat Saangani 1890mi, naluyuat inuusiqmi qiqinguyuaq sila. Nunaruaqqaaqtuat uqautchit, allauyuaq isaktuaq, asulu inuusiq naluyuat.

Mounted police with S/Cst. Louis Cardinal (centre, back) and Chief Julius of the Teet’it Gwich’in (far right), Fort McPherson, 1904. HBC Archives/Provincial Archives of Manitoba – 363-R-34/3

Inukittutmik quiynaqtuat asiin naluyuut qiyuk atugaa. Asiin naluyuut kamik atugaa, anuri, qimiq, irriq asulu tanmaaqtuaqlu.

Winston Moses irniqa S/Cst. John Moses uqaqtuq tapqua RCMP

S/Cst. Andrew Stewart, S/Cst. Alfred Kendi with Inspector Nordie Kirk and Cst. Rolly Stewart, Richardson Mountains near Aklavik, 1946.

NWT Archives/N-2005-001:0120

Odillia Coyen making dry fish for winter patrol with S/Cst. Andre Jerome (right), Arctic Red River [Tsiigehtchic], 1957.

NWT Archives/N-1993-002:0046

Inugiaktut Tiguyit Ikayuqtingittapqua Nunaruaqqaaqtuat inuit, savaktiit iqayuknaigait police ilisautdjiyuaq uumayuat Saangani. Taamna arnaat, ilatkalu, iqayuktuat.

Tiguyit Ikayuqtingit savaktuat tamaan police iqayuktuat kangiqsiyaa Nunaruaqqaaqtuat, allauyuaq isaktuaq asulu malirutaksaat. Iqayuktuat atautchikun savaktuut governmentlu asulu inuitlu.

Tiguyit Ikayuqtingitillisaknaiqtuat atuatchikun RCMP asulu inuuniarviklu.

S/Cst. Otto Binder Jr. (centre) with Insp. W.G. Fraser and unidentified RCMP constable, 1957. NWT Archives/N-1990-005:0014

Sivulliit Tiguyit Ikayuqtingit

Taamna Tiguyit Ikayuqtingit taimannga policing sivulliq Canadami. 1874mi, taningnaq Tiguyit Ikayuqtingit Jerry Potts ilisimayiliqtugaa Northwest Mounted Police taamna “March West” aulaqtuat Southern Albertamun takunnagaa American taan’ngaq simmiqtuat.

Taimani 1890mi, Canadian government isaktuaq takunnagaa Yukon gold nuna. Tiguyit Ikayuqtingit savaktuaq suli taimani ikayuqtuaq qimmiit-inugiaktut kamasuktuaq sukun takinmun Arctic nunavik, kinguvatigun Dawson City, Yukon asiin York Factory, Hudson Bay.

Background: Baillie Island Detachment. Library and Archives Canada / RCMP / E003525183

Taamna nutaaq ila kamasuktuaq taimani atuatchikun Itqiliit tatittugusigaa kamaskutuat qangma iluaqtuut, ikayuqtuut apqutaitmun, pisuktuat ungasiaqtuaq sukasaqtuat.

Commissioner aglagaa 1887mi

Ulapittuat kamasuktuat

Taamna ulapittuat kamasuktuat quliaq suuq nakuruallaktuaq Nunaruaqqaaqtuat illisaknaiqtuat silaqłukmun asulu qanuq irriq apqutait, pitchiriaqtuq piksagaa sivituyumik nunami aulayuat.

Allauyuat tadjva pitquyaq kinguvatigun taamna tadjvainaq, isumaliuqtuaq police constables aulagituut kamasuktuat kisaini Nunaruaqqaaqtuat ilisimayiliqtugaa.

Background: Departure of Dawson to Fort McPherson patrol, 1910. NWT Archives/G-1979-002-0001

Amaukłuk savaktuaq RCMPmi tiguyit ikayuqtingit ilisimayiliqtugaa ulapittuat kamasuktuat sivuani aullaqtuat Fort McPhersonmi. Amaukłuk aullaqnaiqtuq, asiin savaktiit naalaituut. Taamna Norbert uqaqtuaq [Louis] Cardinal ) ilisimayuaq irriq asulu ikayuqtinaiga kamasuktuat apqutaitmun.

Ataniq RCMP Honour Lost Patrolmen, Northern News Services, July 25, 2015mi

Quliaqta Ulapittuat Kamasuktuat

December 1910mi, sitamat officers asulu akimiaq qimmit aullaqtuat Fort McPherson ukiuqmi kamasuktuat. Tamaan aullaqtuat Inspector Fitzgerald, Constables Richard Taylor asulu George Kinney, nutaaq taimaqtuat savaktuaq Constable Sam Carter (savaktiit). Carter qaiyuaq nunami asiin aulayuaq kisainni qanilligiq, kinguvatigun Dawson asulu Fort McPherson.

Tiguyit Ikayuqtingit Esau George, Fort McPhersonmi, aulayuaq katitaitlu sivikittuqmiq. Savaktuaq nigurnigaa. Inspector Fitzgerald savaktuat taimaqtuat Mountain Creekmi, piksaqnaiktuaq.

Arvinilik sanasuillutik akunrani, S/Cst. Esau George tikitaa Dawson asulu ukpingitchaktuaq RCMP kamasuktuaq takunaiqtuut. Asiin, George isumaaluktuk, qiniqtuat uqausiit ataniq Cpl. W.J.D. (Jack) Dempster, ilisimayiliqtugaa S/Cst. Charlie Stewart. Dempster asulu Stewart paqitaa qiuyuat sitamat ulapittuaq angun, inuinnaq ungasiktuaq Fort McPhersonmi.

Taamna police kangiqsiuktuaq takunaqtuq sitamat tuquyuat nakuruallaktuat mikiyuqmiq niqi, ilisimayiliqtugaa, sivituyuqmiq ivaqliqtuat taamna ulapittuat.

Background: Last page of Inspector F.J. Fitzgerald’s diary, 1911. NWT Archives/© RCMP/G-1979-002:0004

Timeline of Events

Aullaqtuaq

On December 21, 1910, Inspector Fitzgerald, Constables Taylor and Kinney, and Special Constable Sam Carter set out from Fort McPherson with limited provisions.

Background: Search party returns to Dawson after finding the Lost Patrol, 1911. NWT Archives/G-1979-002:0002

Ulapittuaq

By January 12, 1911, Fitzgerald’s patrol was hopelessly lost trying to find Forrest Creek. The party turned desperately back towards Fort McPherson.

Payayuaq

By January 19, 1911, the patrol ran out of provisions, and began eating the dogs.

Tuquyuaq

On February 5, 1911, Fitzgerald made his last entry in his diary before all four men perished a few days later.

Qinigaa tamaitta

On February 28, 1911, Inspector Dempster, Constables Fyfe and Turner, and Special Constable Charlie Stewart set out from Dawson in search of the Lost Patrol.

Timi paqitaa

The search party found the bodies of the Lost Patrol March 21-22, 1911, 40 kilometres from Fort McPherson.

Inspector F.J. Fitzgerald, date unknown.

NWT Archives/N-1992-171:0030

S/Cst. Charlie Stewart, Fort McPherson, 1956.

Family of Sarah Simon

Taamna Mad Trapper

Taamna “Mad Trapper Rat Rivermiutuq” uqausiriyaa tamaani ivagaa. Tamaan inuit ilisimayuat quliaq, asiin tamaita naluyuut ila Tiguyit Ikayuqtingit asulu Itkiliitlu. Taamna Mad Trapper naluyuut tamaita, asiin atiriyaa Albert Johnson.

Background: Search party gathers in Aklavik to hunt the Mad Trapper, 1932. Glenbow Archives/NA-1258-115

Niqi inugiaktut asulu qimmiit [tamaita angun qiniqtuat]. Tamaan tingmiyualuk min’ngayuaq uvagut nunami aimayurut angiyuq kuukmi. Taapkua min’ngayuat tingiyualuk, uvanga agyaqtuaq surautat qaangani imnaqpak tugvaiyuat taamna police tamaunga aglaan qaiyuaq suli qiniqtuat Albert Johnson.

Itkilik Innaiq Sarah Peters (CBC Archive 1973, L27-11)

Qanuq Tiguyit Ikayuqtingit ikayuqtuat qiniqtuat Mad Trapper

S/Cst. Joe Bernard.

Yellowknife Roman Catholic Diocese/093-244-2

Leggings worn by S/Cst. Joe Bernard in the hunt for the Mad Trapper. Tsiigehtchic, 1931. Maker unknown

PWNHC 2010.012.082

Joe Panipakuttuk savaktuaq St. Roch

Taamna St. Roch savaktuaq Saangani RCMP umiaqpakpaaluk 1943mi illisaknaiqtuaq malruk umiaqpakpaaluk tingilraqsiqtuaq sukun Northwest Passage.

Background: R.C.M.P. boat "St. Roch" in August on the Arctic Ocean. NWT Archives/N-1992-213: 0070

Suli kivalliq-ualliq immakuaqtuaq, Captain Henry Larsen savakti Joe Panipakuttuk, Inuit ilisimayiliqtugaa asulu anguniaqti qarrisigaait arvinilik ilatt asulu qulit-tallimat malrungnik qimmiit aulayuaq Pond Inlet. Joe amaama savaktuaq miquqtii asulu ilisimayiliqtugaa, aullaqnaiktuaq arvinilik inrutaaluk Mary

Tamaita ilatt itqutiyaa Herschel Islandmun taimaaga aulayuaq Pond Inlet, malrukmiq ukiuq.

The Panipakuttuk family on the deck of the St. Roch, 1944. Vancouver Maritime Museum

Uumigiyaa aulayuaq. Uvanga nutararaalukuma isumaaliktuami. Innait isumaalikniktuuk asiin suksauniqtuuk tupiqmi kiglu. Imaq tupiqmun qaiyuuq asiin iksisaktunga.

Mary Panipakuttuk taamna pingasut niviaqsiraaluk St. Roch aulayuaq. From The Dauntless St. Roch, Paul Delgado (2003)

Surautat St. Rochmi

Background: St Roch at the Vancouver Maritime Museum (Courtesy Napa/Wikimedia)