Quinze Ans sous le Cercle Polaire -- Mackenzie, Anderson, Youkon. - 1889.
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| Database ID | 27076 | |
| Institution | University of Saskatchewan Libraries Special Collections | |
| Fonds/Collection | Morton Manuscripts Collection | |
| Series | MSS-51 | |
| File/Item Reference | MSS-51-1-4 (Box 1) | |
| Date of creation | 1889 | |
| Physical description/extent | 1 book; 4 cm of textual records | |
| Number of images | 25 | |
| Historical note | Ãmile Petitot (1838-1917) was a French Oblate missionary who came to northwestern Canada in 1862. In addition to serving missions along the Mackenzie River and Great Slave Lake, he undertook expeditions to the Yukon and along the Athabasca River. He published several works on geography, anthropology and Aboriginal languages. | |
| Scope and content | This book describes Petitot's explorations of the Mackenzie and Anderson Rivers and the western branch of the Yukon River. It also provides an account of Petitot's travels to the various forts such as Fort MacPerson and his encounters with protestant missionaries who tried to dissuade him from preaching in their territory. | |
| Restrictions on access | There are no restrictions on access. | |
| Contributer | Petitot, Emile (author) | |
| Copyright holder | Public domain | |
| Copyright expiry date | Public domain | |
| Other terms governing use and reproduction | Responsibility regarding questions of copyright that may arise in the use of any images is assumed by the researcher. | |
| Type | Archival | |
| Primary Media | Textual documents | |
| Specific document types | Books | |
| Provenance Access Point | Morton, A.S. | |
| Other notes | This collection was presented to the Institute for Northern Studies by Donatien Savoie, on behalf of the Honourable John Munro, Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs, 17 October 1980. The material was deposited in Special Collections, University of Saskatchewan Library, on the dissolution of the Institute in 1982. Artist's drawings based on Petitot's descriptions. | |
| Place | Yukon River, Yukon, Canada | |
| Treaty boundaries | No data | |
| Cultural region | Arctic Subarctic | |
| Names | Petitot, Ãmile Fortuné Stanislas Joseph, 1838-1917 | |
| Subject | Exploration Forts Fur Trade Hudson's Bay Company Hunting and Trapping North Missions and Missionaries Inuit Gwich'in Athapaskan Dogrib Blackfoot Confederacy - Siksika (Blackfoot proper) | |
| Date Range(s) | 1880-1889 | |
| Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/27076
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