Gogodı̀

Mǫǫ̀la Kw’ahtı ts’àdı dǫ edaànı eghàlagı̨ı̨̀da ghǫ hoghàdı̨ı̨̀tǫ eyıts’ǫ edaàn Mad Trapper wı̀yeh gha k’egı̨ı̨̀t’ı̨, eyıts’ǫ Lost Potrol gha k’egı̨ı̨̀t’ı̨ eyıts’ǫ St. Roch edı̨ k’egı̨de.

Ndèts’ǫ̀ K’aowoh dè wetł’à ekw’ahtı naàwo gòłı̨ adza, Canada k’èzhı̀ dǫ eyıts’ǫ ndè hotı̀ wek’èhodı gha.

Chı̨k’èda kw’ahtı nı̨ı̨̀de 1890’s, edzanę k’è edaànı edets’eda naàwo k’ègeèzǫ le. Dǫne Sǫlı̨ yatı̀, dǫne naàwo eyıts’ǫ dǫne sǫłı̨ edaànı ndè k’è edegèda k’ègeèzǫ le ı̨le.

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

Wehda gedlı ha ı̨le, tso edàhot’ı̨ t’à ats’et’ı̨ k’ègeèzǫ le t’à, edı̨ı̨̀ nı̨hts’ı k’ehts’ı, edı̨ı̨̀ shı̀a eyıts’ǫ shı̀h dè gòłı̨ eyıts’ǫ edı̨ı̨̀ hàgots’eèhk’ǫ gha hǫzı̨ k’ègeèzǫ le t’à.

Wınston Moses, S/Cst/ John Moses nı̨̀ı̨̀ weza, RCMP gho gode.

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

Dǫne Sǫłı̨ zǫ laànı Mǫǫ̀la Kw’ahtı ts’àdı dǫ gı̨ı̨̀le, edaànı edzanę k’è edets’eda naàwo mǫǫ̀la kw’ahtı hoghàgeèhtǫ gha. Kǫ̀ta gots’ǫ ts’èko eyıts’ǫ dǫ gots’àgı̨ı̨̀dı.

Mǫǫ̀la Kw’ahtı ts’àdı dǫ Mǫǫ̀la Kw’ahtı xè eghàlageèda t’à dǫne sǫłı̨ naàwo eyıts’ǫ edaànı edzanę k’è edets’èda naàwo hoghàgeètǫ.

Dǫne naàwo t’à ndèts’ǫ̀ k’aowoh eyıts’ǫ dǫne sǫłı̨ nezı̨ ełets’àgedı eyıts’ǫ eghàlageèda ha dı le.

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

Dakwe Mǫǫ̀la Kw’ahtı ts’àdı dǫ

Mǫǫ̀la Kw’aht ts’àdı dǫ, Canada k’ezhı̀ kw’ahtı xè eghàlagı̨ı̨̀da wegodı gołı̨ hǫt’e. 1874 k’è Métıs Specıal Constable Jerry Potts wetł’a Northwest Mounted Polıce “March West” Southern Alberta sazı̨ ts’ǫnę mǫǫ̀lanę k’è Bèhchonę k’è gots’ǫ kǫ̀tı̀ naedı wehoı̀dı gha ekǫ gede ı̨le.

1890’s Canada gots’ǫ ndèts’ǫ̀ k’aowoh dè, Yukon sǫmba dekwo hageta wehogıı̀hdı adza. Mǫǫ̀la Kw’ahtı ts’àdı dǫ tłı̨ t’à nıwaà edzanę k’è k’egede gha eghàlageèda adza, Dawson Cıty, Yukon gots’ǫ York Factory, Hudson Bay k’è gots’ǫ̀ tłı̨ t’à agı̨ı̨̀t’ı̨.

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

Dı xo, Dǫne Sǫłı̨ goxè eghàlaeda adza t’à goxè nezı̨ eghàlageèda, gogha tı̨lı ehtsı̨ t’à wet’aɂà, eyıts’ǫ nı̨waà kò ı̨whąą edzanę k’è k’ègede.

Commıssıoner’s wenı̨htł’è 1887

The Lost Patrol

Lost Patrol dǫ dı̀kǫgede wegodı̀ ghàà, edaànı t’à mǫht’a edàgot’e ı̨le, eyıts’ǫ shı̀h tı̨lı gòłı̨ wek’èhodzǫ ha ı̨le, eyıts’ǫ ndè k’è nı̨waà gots’ǫ̀ tıch’àdı xè k’èts’ede k’èts’ezǫ wet’aɂà wek’èhogeèhdza.

Mǫǫ̀la kw’ahtı edaànı eghàlageèda ı̨le ładı̨ agı̨la, Mǫǫ̀la kw’ahtı dǫne sǫłı̨ k’egoòhɂı̨ wedę, whatsǫ dechı̨nı aget’ı̨ le adza.

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

Wetsè dè RCMP gha Mǫǫ̀la Kw’ahtı ts’àdı dǫ ı̨le. Dǫne dı̀kǫ gede kò goxè ade ha ı̨le, Fort MacPherson gots’ǫ. Haànı kò, nǫdè goxè ade ha dı̀ eyıts’ǫ gık’è naeɂı̨ ha nı̨wǫǫ̀ haànı wek’è nagı̨ı̨̀ɂı̨ le. Norbert dı hadı, [Louıs] CARDINAL shı̀h dè wetı̨lı nezı̨ yek’ezǫ ı̨le, eyıts’ǫ hotı̀ nezı̨ tı̨lı k’è k’ègede agole ha ı̨le.

Top RCMP Honour Lost Patrolmen, Northern News Servıces, July 25, 2015

Dǫ dı̀kǫgede wegodı̀

Tatı zaà 1910, mǫǫ̀la kw’ahtı dı̨ eyıts’ǫ tłı̨ honǫ dats’ǫ̀ sı̨laı Fort MacPherson gots’ǫ xo tı̨lı k’è gede. Inspector Fıtzgerald, Constables Rıchard Taylor eyıts’ǫ George Kınney, eyıts’ǫ Constable Sam Carter (guıde ı̨le). Carter eyıı̀ gots’ǫ at’ı̨ eyıts’ǫ ı̨łaà zǫ Dawson gots’ǫ Fort MacPherson gots’ǫ̀ tı̨lı t’à adza ı̨le.

Specıal Constable Esau George Fort MacPherson nàke dze gots’ǫ̀ dǫ xè adza. Dǫ dı̀kǫede tł’akǫ gogha eghàlageèda adza. Inspector Fıtzgerald, Mountaın Creek nègı̨ı̨̀de kò, dǫ k’ehɂı̨ wedę agǫla, wedę kò ı̨daà ts’ede ha, hadı.

Ek’ètaı dzęata tł’akǫ, S/Cst. Esau George, Dawsaon nı̀tła kò ı̨łaa RCMP geaɂı̨ ı̨le, eyıt’à George dǫ ghǫ nànı̀wo t’à mǫǫ̀la kw’ahtı Cpl. W.J.D. (Jack) Dempster, eyıts’ǫ S/Cst. Charlıe Sewart dǫ dıkǫede gha k’èget’ı̨ ha ı̨daà gede. Dempster eyıts’ǫ Stewart dǫne dı̨ dıkǫede ı̨łe ehdlı̨ gogı̨la, Fort MacPerson kǫ̀ta gots’ǫ 20 echı̨.

Mǫǫ̀la Kw’ahtı wetł’a t’ası hazǫ wek’aetǫ tł’akǫ edàgodza wek’èhodzǫ adza, t’ası ek’ètłǫ k’egele eyıts’ǫ dǫ k’ehɂı̨ gòłı̨ le, eyıts’ǫ ı̨whąą̀ dǫ gha k’èget’ı̨ le t’à agodza gedı.

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

Timeline of Events
Dechı̨nı gots’ǫ̀ gede

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

Ekǫ le gède

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

Mbò dęę̀

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

Dǫ ełaı̨de

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

Dǫne ndè k’è geget’ı̨̀

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.

Dǫne nagogı̨la

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

Mad Trapper

“Rat Rıver gots’ǫ Mad Trapper” ı̨daà kwı̨etła t’à edaànı dǫne wehagı̨ı̨̀wǫ hazǫ nę k’è wegodı̀ wek’èhodzǫ hǫt’e. Wegodı̀ wehda zǫ wek’èhodzǫ. Specaıl Cpmstabłes eyıts’ǫ Gwıch’ın dǫne ełexè eghàlagı̨ı̨̀da. Dıdzę k’è gots’ǫ̀ ı̨łaà Mad Trapper amęę̀ ı̨le wek’èhodzǫ le, haànıkò, dǫne tłǫǫ Albert Johnson hawı̀yeh ı̨le gı̨ı̨̀wǫ.

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

Weghǫ sèts’eze łǫǫ̀ eyıts’ǫ tłı̨ dı̀ łǫǫ̀ t’à agı̨ı̨̀t’ı̨ ( dǫne eyıts’ǫ tłı̨ t’à agı̨t’ı̨ gha) Nı̨htł’èt’à t’à agı̨t’ı̨ eyıts’ǫ deh cho gàà nàts’ede t’à nı̨htł’èt’à gogàà nıt’à eyıts’ǫ t’ası nı̀zhe, mǫǫ̀la kw’ahtı gha t’ası nı̀zhe gıgha wek’èhdı, Albert Johnson wehageta gots’ǫ̀, t’ası t’à aget’ı̨ gha gots’ǫgede ha.

Gwıch’ın Ǫhda Sarah Peters (CBC Archıve 1973, L27-11)

Kw’ahtı xè eghàlaeda dǫ, Mad Trapper gha k’eget’ı̨ t’à kw’ahtı ts’àgı̨dı
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 Panıpakuttuk, elà St. Roch wı̀yeh k’è

St Rock elà cho 1943 gots’ǫ̀ edzanę k’è RCMP gha eghàlaı̨da eyıts’ǫ elà cho nàke zǫ Northwest Passage k’è dèɂe t’à wek’èhodzǫ hǫt’e.

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

Dakwełǫ elà cho t’à dǫ ı̨daà dèɂe kò, Captaın Henry Larsen, dǫ k’ehɂı̨ eyıts’ǫ nàzè dǫ Joe Panıpakuttuk Pond Inlet gots’ǫ hot’edà wekę̀ ek’ètaı eyıts’ǫ tłı̨ honǫ dats’ǫ̀ łǫ̀hdı̨ mǫǫ̀la kw’ahtı xè eghàlaeda adza. Joe wemǫǫ̀ t’à gogha nàɂelı eyıts’ǫ wetsà ek’ètaı weghoo Mary goxe adza.

Elà cho t’à Herschel Island k’è negogı̨wa, Herschel Island gots’ǫ Pond Inlet gots’ǫ̀ anagede, nàke xo gots’o agele ha.

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

Segha hǫzı̨ le. Necha lea ı̨le eyıts’ǫ t’ası hazǫ ghǫ nanıwho ı̨le. Nı̨hba gǫ̨yıı̀ nàts’ede nezı̨ le, nı̨hba taba gàà eyıt’à tı nı̨hba yıı̀ at’ı̨ eyıts’ǫ dehdzı̨ ı̨le.

St. Roch k’è ts’èkoa taı goxè agı̨t’ı̨ ı̨le, Mary Panıpakuttuk ı̨łè hǫt’e. From The Dauntless St. Roch, Paul Delgado (2003)

St Roch elà cho ts’ǫ t’ası

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