Out of the North
The Subarctic Collection of the Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology, Brown University, by Barbara A. Hail and Kate C. Duncan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 16865664 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David R Yesner (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 1992-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | ARCTIC (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0004-0843 • E-ISSN: 1923-1245 |
| Publisher | The Arctic Institute of North America (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.14430/arctic1856 |
| OpenAlex | W2051036876 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
preoccupied with western expansion on the prairies, with little interest in the North. Policy at the time was reactive to pressures by the churches or the Hudson's Bay Company. It is not until the discovery of oil on the Mackenzie in 1920 that the federal government begins to change its policy orientation. Thomas Stone's focus is on the Klondike. His interest is "Urbanism, Law and Public Order." He contrasts the differences in law and order on the American and Canadian sides of the border. Obviously, the Mounties make a difference; Sam Steele's objective is "to make this large mining camp tolerable for respectable people, particularly wives and families of those who have settled down in the country" (p. 110). But an effective police also depends on "a given system of legal rules and institutional mechanisms" (p. 102)
Archaeology · Geography · Sociology · Subarctic climate · Anthropology · Anthropology: Ethics, History, Culture
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |