ᐅᓂᒃᑳᕗᑦ

ᖃᐅᔨᕚᓪᓕᕐᓂᐊᕐᕋᕕᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᕆᔭᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐅᐊᑦᑎᐊᕈ ᐸᓖᓯᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑏᑦ ᒥᒃᓵᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᓂᕆᔭᕗᑦ ᐅᐊᑦᑎᐊᕈ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑐᖃᑦᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓲᕐᓗ ᑕᐃᓐᓇ ᕿᓂᖅᑕᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓂᓐᖓᐅᒪᔪᖅ ᒥᑭᒋᐊᖅᓂᐊᖅᑎ, ᕿᓂᖅᑐᖃᑦᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᔭᒐᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᒥᓂᕐᓂᒃ ᐸᓖᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᔭᑦᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᖅ St. Roch ᐃᖏᕐᕋᓂᒥᓂᖓ.

ᐱᖁᔭᐃᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᑕᐅᓂᖓ ᐃᓚᒋᖃᓯᐅᑎᓚᐅᖅᐹ ᑕᒫᓃᑦᑐᑐᖃᐅᖏᑦᑐᑦ ᑕᒪᐅᓐᖓᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ, ᑲᓇᑕ ᓇᒻᒥᓂᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥᓄᑦ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓄᓇᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓄᖏᓐᓂᒃ.

ᐸᓖᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒧᐊᕐᒪᑕ 1890 ᐱᒋᐊᓕᕋᑖᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᐊᔪᑦᑎᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓂᖃᖏᑎᐊᖅᑐᑎᒃ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐊᓐᓇᐅᒪᔭᕆᐊᔅᓴᖅ ᐃᒃᑮᓇᖅᑐᐊᓗᒻᒥ. ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖏᑦ, ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᖏᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓅᓇᓱᐅᕈᑎᖏᑦ ᐃᓘᓐᓇᑦᑎᐊᑎᒃ ᐊᑦᔨᒋᓚᐅᖏᑕᖏᑦ ᐃᓅᓯᖏᑕ.

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

ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᖁᐊᕋᔭᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᖏᓐᓂᑯᒧᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑐᒥᒃ ᕿᔪᒻᒥᒃ ᐊᑐᕆᐊᖃᒻᒪᖔᕐᒥᒃ. ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑑᓐᓂᒃ ᑲᒥᒃᓯᒪᔭᕆᐊᖃᒻᒪᖔᕐᒥᒃ, ᐊᓄᕆᐅᑉ ᓇᑭᓐᖔᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ, ᐱᖑᐃᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᖅᑲᐃᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓇᒥᒻᒪᖔᑦ ᓄᓇᖃᕝᕕᐅᔪᖅ.

ᕕᓐᓯᑕᓐ ᒨᓯᔅ, ᐃᕐᓂᖓ S/Cst. ᔮᓐ ᒨᓯᔅ, ᐅᖃᓪᓚᐅᓯᓕᖅ ᒥᒃᓵᓄᑦ ᐸᓖᓯᒃᑯᑦ

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

ᐸᓖᓯᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔫᒐᔪᒪᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᑕ ᐸᓖᓯᒃᑯᓐᓂᑦ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᓗᑎᒃ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐊᓐᓇᐅᒪᒍᓐᓇᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ. ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂ ᐊᕐᓇᐃᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓚᔮᕇᑦ ᐱᑕᖃᑦᑎᑦᑎᕙᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᓗᐊᓐᖑᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ.

ᐸᓖᓯᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑏᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᖃᑎᖃᑦᑐᑎᒃ ᐸᓖᓯᓂᒃ ᑐᑭᓯᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᕐᕋᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᖅᑯᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ. ᐃᑲᔪᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᕈᑎᑕᖃᖏᓂᖅᓴᐅᓕᖅᑐᓂ ᑖᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓄᓐᓄᑦ.

ᐸᓖᓯᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑏᑦ ᐃᓕᓴᕆᔭᐅᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᓯᒪᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᑑᑎᖃᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᒍᓐᓇᖅᓯᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐸᓖᓯᒃᑯᓐᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂᑦ.

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

ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᖅ ᐸᓖᓯᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑏᑦ

ᐸᓖᓯᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑏᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᖏᓐᓇᖅᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᖓᑐᖄᓗᒃ ᐸᓖᓯᓕᕆᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ. 1874-ᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐃᖅᑭᓖᑦ ᐸᓖᓯᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᖓ ᔨᐅᕆ ᐹᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔨᑕᕆᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᓄᓇᑦᑎᐊᕐᒥ ᐸᓖᓯᒃᑯᓐᓂᑦ “ᐊᐅᓚᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐱᖓᓐᓇᒧᑦ” ᓂᒋᖅᐸᓯᐊᓄᑦ ᐋᐴᑕᐅᑉ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔭᖅᑐᖅᑐᑎᒃ ᐊᒥᐊᓕᒃᑲᐃᑦ ᐃᒥᐊᓗᖕᒥᒃ ᓂᐅᕐᕈᑎᖃᖃᑦᑕᖅᑎᓂᒃ.

1890 ᐃᓱᓕᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᖏᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᓕᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᖃᑦᑐᑎᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕐᕆᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᔫᑳᓐᒥ ᒎᓗᓯᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ. ᐸᓖᓯᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᑖᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᒎᓗᓯᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᐅᓂᐊᕐᒪᑕ ᕿᒧᔅᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᐳᓚᕋᖃᑦᑕᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑑᑉ ᓄᓇᖓᑎᒍᑦ, ᑕᕝᕙᓐᖓᑦ ᑖᓴᓐ ᓯᑎ ᔫᑳᒻᒥᑦ ᑕᕝᕗᖓ York Factory-ᒧᑦ ᑕᓯᐅᔭᒥ.

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

ᓇᒧᓐᖓᑲᑕᑦᑎᓪᓗᑕ ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᖅ ᐱᑕᖃᖃᑦᑕᓕᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᖅ ᓴᖅᑭᕋᑖᓚᐅᖅᑕᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑦᑕᓕᖅᑐᑎᒃ ᐊᓪᓚᓪᓚᕇᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔨᑕᕆᔭᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᓪᓗᒥᒧᑦ ᑎᑭᑦᑐᓂ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐱᐅᔪᒻᒪᕆᐅᓯᒪᕗᖅ, ᐃᑲᔪᒻᒪᕆᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑎᓪᓗ, ᐊᔪᓐᖏᑎᐊᖅᑐᑎᓪᓗ ᐃᕿᐊᓱᓐᖏᑎᐊᖅᑐᑎᓪᓗ ᐅᖓᓯᑦᑐᐊᓗᒻᒧᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᖃᑦᑕᕆᐊᔅᓴᖅ ᕿᓚᒥᐊᓗᓪᓗ ᐅᖓᓯᑦᑐᒧᐊᑲᑦᑐᕈᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑎᒃ.

ᑲᒥᓴᓇᐅᑉ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖓ 1887-ᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ

ᔭᒐᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᒥᓃᑦ ᐸᓖᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ

ᑖᓐᓇ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖓ ᔭᒐᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᒥᓂᕐᓂᒃ ᐸᓖᓯᒃᑯᓐᓂᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᔪᖅ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓂᖃᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑑᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᔪᓐᓇᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᑯᓂᐊᓗᒃ ᐅᖓᓯᓯᑦᑐᒧᑦ ᓄᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᓂᐊᕐᓗᓂ.

ᐊᓯᔾᔩᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐸᓖᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᕋᓛᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑭᖑᓂᐊᒍᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑐᖃᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐸᓕᓯᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᓚᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᕈᓐᓃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᐅᓚᐸᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᒪᓕᒃᑎᖃᖏᑐᐊᖅᐸᑕ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᒥᒃ.

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

ᐊᒪᐅᖓ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐸᓖᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᓯᕗᒃᑲᑕᖅᑎᒋᔭᐅᓂᐊᕐᒪᑦ ᔭᒐᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐸᓖᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖃᑦᑕᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᓚᐅᖏᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ Fort McPherso-ᒥᑦ. ᐃᑦᑐᖓ ᐊᐅᓚᕈᓐᓇᓚᐅᖏᒻᒪᑦ ᑕᐃᒃᓱᒪᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᐱᕆᓚᐅᖅᑑᒐᓗᐊᖅ ᐅᑕᖅᑭᒍᓐᓇᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᐅᓚᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᓈᓚᓚᐅᖏᑦᑐᑦ. ᓄᐊᕐᐴᑦ ᐅᖃᑦᑐᓂ [ᓗᐃ] ᑳᕐᑎᓇᓪ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᑦᑎᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᖃᖅᑲᑎᒍᑦ ᐊᖅᑯᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑖᒃᑯᓂᖓ ᐊᐅᓚᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᔭᒐᑎᑦᑎᒐᔭᓚᐅᖏᑦᑐᖅ.

ᖁᑦᑎᓂᖅᐸᖅ ᐸᓖᓯᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᓴᕆᔭᐅᔾᔪᑎᖓ ᐅᑎᓐᖐᓇᖅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ, ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓕᕆᔩᑦ, ᔪᓚᐃ 25, 2015

ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖓ ᐸᓖᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᖅᓯᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᔭᒐᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᒥᓃᒃ

ᑎᓯᐱᕆ 1910-ᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᑎᓴᒪᑦ ᐸᓖᓰᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ 15-ᓂᒃ ᕿᒻᒥᖃᑦᑐᑎᒃ ᕿᒧᔅᓰᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᑕᕝᕙᓐᖓᑦ Fort McPherson-ᒥᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓄᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑎᒃ. ᐅᑯᐊᖑᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑎ ᕕᑦᔪᕌᑦ, ᐸᓖᓯ ᕆᑦᓱᑦ ᑕᐃᓗ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᔪᐊᔾ ᑭᓐᓂ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᑖᕆᔭᐅᕋᑖᕐᓂᑯ ᐸᓖᓯ ᓵᒻ ᑳᕐᑐ (ᑖᓐᓇ ᐊᐅᓚᕈᔾᔨᔨᒋᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ). ᑳᕐᑐ ᓄᓇᖃᓐᓂᑰᓚᐅᖏᑦᑐᖅ ᑕᒫᓂ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᐅᓚᖃᑕᐅᓂᑰᓪᓗᓂ ᐸᓖᓯᒃᑯᓐᓂᑦ ᐃᓪᓗᐊᓃᑦᑐᖔᓄᑦ, ᑖᓴᓐᒥᑦ ᑕᐃᑯᖓ Fort McPherson-ᒧᑦ.

ᐸᓖᓯᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎ ᐃᓴᐅ ᔪᐊᔾ Fort McPherson-ᒥᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᖃᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑖᒃᑯᓇᓐᖓᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᓄᑦ ᖃᑦᑎᑲᓪᓚᓄᑦ. ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᑖᕆᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᐸᑦᑕᖏᓐᓄᐊᕋᒥᒃ ᐊᖅᑯᑖᓂ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᐅᓚᖅᑐᑦ ᓴᖑᕕᒋᔭᕆᐊᖃᑦᑕᒥᓂᕐᒥᓂᒃ ᖄᖐᒻᒪᑕ ᐃᓪᓕᓂᒃᑯᑦ. ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑎ ᕕᑦᔪᓛᑦ ᓄᖅᑲᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂᐅᒃ ᑕᒪᐅᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᑎᑭᓚᐅᖏᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑕᐃᑲᓂ Mountain Creek, ᐅᖃᑦᑐᓂ ᐊᑐᔾᔮᕈᓐᓃᕐᒪᑦ ᑎᑭᓐᓇᓱᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐅᐸᑦᑕᒥᓐᓄᑦ.

ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓰᑦ 6 ᑭᖑᓂᐊᒍᑦ, S/Cst. ᐃᓴᐅ ᔪᐊᔾ ᑎᑭᑦᑐᓂ ᑖᓴᓐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖁᐊᖅᓵᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊ ᐸᓖᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᑭᓚᐅᖏᒻᒪᑕ ᓱᓕ. ᐃᓱᒫᓗᓐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᔪᐊᔾ, ᕿᓂᕆᐊᖅᑐᖃᓕᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖃᑦᑐᑎᒃ Cpl. W. J. D. (ᔮᒃ) ᑎᐊᒻᓯᑐ, ᐊᐅᓚᕈᔾᔨᔨᖃᑦᑐᑎᒃ S/Cst. ᓵᓕ ᓯᑑᕙᑦᒥᒃ. ᑎᐊᒻᓯᑐ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓯᑑᕙᑦ ᓇᓂᓯᓕᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᖁᐊᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᑎᒥᓂᒃ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᓂᖓ ᔭᒐᐃᓐᓇᒪᐅᖅᑐᓂᒃ, 20 ᒪᐃᐅᓪ Fort McPherson-ᒥᑦ.

ᐸᓖᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᖃᑦᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᑎᓴᒪᑦ ᐃᓅᔪᓐᓃᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᑦᔪᑎᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᒥᑭᓗᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓈᒻᒪᖏᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᑭᓱᖃᑦᑎᒥᓂᐅᒋᐊᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᐊᐅᓚᕈᔾᔨᔨᖃᖏᑦᑐᑎᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᕿᓂᖅᑕᐅᓇᓵᓚᐅᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐅᑎᓐᖐᓐᓇᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐸᓖᓯᒃᑯᑦ.

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

Timeline of Events

ᐊᐅᓚᕐᓂᖅ

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

ᔭᒐᓐᓂᖅ

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

ᐱᕐᓕᕐᓂᖅ

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

ᑐᖁ

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

ᕿᓂᖅᑏᑦ

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.

ᓇᓂᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑎᒦᑦ

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

The Mad Trapper

ᑖᓐᓇ “ᓂᓐᖓᐅᒪᔪᖅ ᒥᑭᒋᐊᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᖓ Rat River-ᒥᐅᑕᖅ” ᕿᓂᖅᑕᐅᓂᒥᓂᖓ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᓂᖅᐹᖑᖃᑕᐅᕗᖅ. ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᓚᐃᓐᓇᑯᓗᐊᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᓖᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖑᔫᑉ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᐃᓘᓐᓇᑎᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᖏᑦᑐᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᒻᒪᕆᐅᓚᐅᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐸᓖᓯᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑏᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓚᐅᓂᕆᓚᐅᖅᑕᖏᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᖅᑭᓖᑦ Gwich’in. ᑖᒃᓱᒪ Mad Trapper’s ᑭᓇᐅᓂᓪᓚᑦᑖᖓ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᖐᓐᓇᖅᑐᖅ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ, ᐃᓱᒪᔪᖃᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᑎᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐋᐴᑦ ᔮᓐᓴᓐᒥᒃ.

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

ᑕᑯᐊᑲᓪᓛᓗᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᕿᒥᖅᑯᑎᔅᓴᑲᓪᓛᓗᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᔭᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ [ᐃᓘᓐᓇᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᖑᑎᓄᑦ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒋᐊᖅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ]. ᑖᒃᑯᐊᓕᒫᑦᑎᐊᑦ ᖃᖓᑕᓲᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᓯᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᖓᑕᓲᑦ ᒥᑉᐸᓚᐅᖅᑐᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᒋᔭᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᖃᓂᒋᔭᖓᓃᓚᐅᕋᑦᑕ ᑰᕌᓘᑉ. ᒥᒐᐃᒻᒪᑕ ᐅᓯᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ ᑎᑭᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᑕᑉᐸᐅᖓ ᓄᓇᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᖅᑯᑦᑐᒋᑦ ᐸᓖᓯᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐅᑎᖅᐸᑕ ᐱᔭᐅᓛᕐᒥᒻᒪᑕ ᕿᓂᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓱᓕ ᐋᐴᑦ ᔮᓐᓴᓐᒥᑦ.

ᒍᐃᑦᓯᓐ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᖅ ᓯᐅᕋ ᐲᑕᔅ (ᓰᕖᓰᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᑐᖃᖁᑎᖏᓐᓂ 1973, L27-11)

ᖃᓄᖅ ᐸᓕᓯᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑏᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓂᖃᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᕿᓂᖅᑐᖃᑦᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑖᒃᓱᒥᖓ ᒥᑭᒋᐊᕐᓂᐊᖅᑎᕈᓗᒻᒥᒃ

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

ᔫ ᐸᓂᒃᐸᑯᑦᑐᒃ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᖓᓂ St. Roch

ᑖᓐᓇ St. Roch ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᐸᓖᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᖁᑎᒋᓪᓗᓂᐅᒃ 1943-ᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᒻᒪᕆᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑐᒡᓕᕆᔭᐅᔭᕆᐊᖓᓂᒃ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᖅ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᖅ ᑕᒪᐅᓇ ᓱᓪᓗᐊᓗᐊᒍᑦ ᐅᐊᖕᓕᓂᐅᑉ ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓘᓪᓗ ᑕᕆᐅᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᖅᑯᑎᖓᒍᑦ.

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

ᐃᖏᕐᕋᓂᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑲᓇᓐᓇ-ᐱᖓᓐᓇᖓᒍᑦ, ᑳᐱᑕᓐ ᕼᐃᐊᓐᓄᓕ ᓛᕐᓴᓐ ᐊᐅᓚᕈᔾᔨᔨᐅᓂᐊᕐᒪᑦ ᔫ ᐸᓂᐸᑯᑦᑐᒥᑦ ᐱᔨᑖᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᓚᔮᕇᑦ 6-ᖑᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ 17-ᖑᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᕿᒻᒥᖏᑦ ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᒃᒥᑦ. ᔫᐆ ᐊᓈᓇᖓ ᒥᖅᓱᖅᑎᒋᔭᐅᓂᐊᕐᒪᑦ ᐱᖃᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔨᑕᕆᔭᐅᓂᐊᕐᒪᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᕿᒪᐃᔪᒪᓚᐅᖏᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᕐᖑᑕᒥᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᓕᒃ 6-ᓂᒃ ᒥᐊᓕ ᐸᓂᒍᓯᖅ.

ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᓚᔮᕇᑦ ᓂᐅᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᕿᒪᑦᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ Herschel Island-ᒥ ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᒃᒧᑦ ᐅᑎᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᑕ, ᐊᕐᕌᒎᓐᓄᑦ ᒪᕐᕉᓐᓄᑦ ᐅᑎᕋᓱᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ.

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

ᐊᑲᐅᒋᓚᐅᖏᓪᓚᕆᑦᑕᕋ ᐊᐅᓚᖅᑐᑕ. ᒥᑭᑦᑐᑯᓘᓚᐅᕋᒪ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓱᒫᓗᐃᓐᓇᐅᔭᖅᑐᖓ. ᐃᓐᓇᐅᓂᖅᓴᐃᑦ ᐃᓱᒫᓗᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖏᑦᑐᑦ ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᐱᐅᓚᐅᖏᓪᓚᕆᑦᑐᖅ ᑐᐱᖅᓯᒪᒋᐊᔅᓴᖅ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᑉ ᑳᖓᓂ. ᑐᐱᖅ ᖃᐅᓯᓕᖅᑕᐅᕙᑦᑐᓂ ᐃᒪᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᑉᐱᐊᒋᓚᐅᖅᑕᕋ.

ᒥᐊᓕ ᐸᓂᐸᑯᑦᑐᒃ ᐱᖓᔪᒋᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᓂᕕᐊᖅᓯᐊᓂᒃ ᑕᕝᕙᓂ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᖓᓂ St. Roch ᐊᐅᓚᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ. ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐅᕙᓂ The Dauntless St. Roch, ᐹᓪ ᑎᐅᓪᒑᑐ (2003)

St. Rock-ᒥᑦ ᐱᖁᑎᑦ

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