Episode 169 - "Many Tribes of Different Colours": Canadian Sovereignty in the Arctic ft. Jessica Watkins
Podcast: Beyond the BreakersPublished On: Sat Jul 25 2026
Description: **Episode 168.3 will be coming out after 169 - we did not forget about Port Chicago Pt. 3In this episode Jess (of Karluk series fame) returns to the show for a discussion largely focused on Canadian attempts to more firmly impose sovereignty on the far northern reaches of Canada's claimed territories. Featuring appearances from Stef, Captain Bartlett (???), polar polymath George Comer, and the dashing Dane Knud Rasmussen.The Sameer ProjectSources: Cavell, Janice and Jeff Noakes. Acts of Occupation: Canada and Arctic Sovereignty, 1918-25. Vancouver: UBC Press, 2010.Levere, Trevor H. “Vilhjalmur Stefansson, the Continental Shelf, and a New Arctic Continent.” The British Journal for the History of Science, vol. 21, pp. 233 - 247. Low, A.P. “Report on the Dominion Government Expedition to Hudson Bay and the Arctic Islands on board the D.G.S. Neptune 1903 - 1904.” https://www.gutenberg.org/files/55479/55479-h/55479-h.htmRoss, W. Gillies. “Canadian Sovereignty in the Arctic: The Neptune Expedition of 1903 - 04.” Arctic: Journal of the Arctic Institute of North America, vol. 29, no. 2, 1976, pp. 87 - 105. Support the show
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