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Book SynopsisA social history of North Baffin Island in the 20th-century with vivid portraits of Janes, investigating RCMP officer AH Joy, and the remarkable Nuqallaq, and the Inuit of North Baffin Island. Combining Inuit oral testimony with archival history, the author sheds light on the conflicting values and perceptions of two disparate cultures.
Trade Review"This is a fascinating story and a valuable contribution to the history of Northern Canada. Most significantly, because Grant has talked to the Inuit, this is the first time that the story of the relations between Inuit and newcomers has been told from the Inuit perspective." William Morrison, history, University of Northern British Columbia and the author of True North: The Yukon and Northwest Territories "Grant provides a riveting illustration of how Inuit traditionally handled dangerous people in their society. She gives an excellent and dramatic account of the trial, the circumstances behind it, and the tragic aftermath." Dorothy Harley Eber, author of When the Whalers Were Up North and Images of Justice
