An Arctic man : sixty-five years in Canada's North / Ernie Lyall.
An Arctic man : sixty-five years in Canada's North / Ernie Lyall.
By
:
Lyall, Ernie, 1910-
Publication Date
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1983, 1979
Publication Information
:
Halifax, N.S. : Goodread Biographies,
Volume
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6
Physical Description
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239 p. ; ill., map, ports.
Geographic Term
:
Arctic regions.
Canada, Northern -- Biography.
Canada, Northern -- History.
Newfoundland and Labrador -- Biography.
Series
:
CANADIAN LIVES ;
Bibliography Note
:
Includes bibliographical references.
Summary
:
Ernie Lyall, one of 19 children of a Scottish Hudson's Bay Company employee, was born in Labrador in 1910 and joined the company at a time when it was expanding its presence in the Eastern Arctic. He spent many years as a front-line player with the Hudson's Bay Company, building stores and developing trade with the local people. He became part of the Inuit community by marrying an Inuk and together with his wife Nipisha he raised a large family, some members of which play significant roles in today's Nunavut. Ernie's fluency in both Inuktitut and English made him a key interpreter and witness to many historic events in the Baffin region for over half a century, giving him insight into both sides of the cultural divide in the North and earning him respect from many quarters. In 1949 he and his family settled in Taloyoak (then known as Spence Bay) where he eventually left the HBC to become a wildlife officer with the Government of the Northwest Territories.
Language
:
English
ISBN
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9780887801068
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Holyrood (AHD) | Adult Bio NL | Adult Biography NL | B L98 | Checked In |
St. John's - A.C. Hunter (SJH) | Adult Bio NL Ref - Cons Rm | Adult Biography NL Reference - Conservation Room | B L98 | NonCirculating |
Stephenville (WST) (Kindale) | Adult Bio NL Ref | Adult Biography NL Reference | B L98 | ILL Office |