Kenn Harper to talk Fifth Thule Expedition in Ottawa
Author, columnist will take to the Alex Trebek Theatre stage on March 22 for free event
Kenn Harper is scheduled to speak at the Alex Trebek Theatre in Ottawa next month about Knud Rasmussen and the Fifth Thule Expedition. (File photo by Madalyn Howitt)
Author Kenn Harper is planning to speak in Ottawa this spring about a century-old historical expedition through Nunavut.
The Fifth Thule Expedition began in 1921 when Knud Rasmussen, a Dane from Greenland, and his team of 10 travelled to what is now known as Nunavut to explore the origin of Inuit.
They set up a base near today’s Naujaat and travelled to communities such as Igloolik, Nome, Alaska, and as far east as Siberia.
Harper, a longtime contributor to Nunatsiaq News through his Taissumani column, says the expedition is worth appreciating because Rasmussen and his team collected Inuit stories, myths, legends, songs and history along the way.
The free event is scheduled for March 22 at the Alex Trebek Theatre at 50 Sussex Dr. in Ottawa. Registration is online at canadiangeographic.ca.
Kudos, Kenn is without a doubt a gentleman and scholar. Historical knowledge, knowing where we come from and how we got to where we are is fantastic, great, essential… (more adjectives).