Ada Blackjack had no wilderness skills before she was forced to fend for herself on a remote Arctic island—and outlived four male explorers
Ada Blackjack had no wilderness skills before she was forced to fend for herself on a remote Arctic island—and outlived four male explorers
In the early 1920s, 25‑year‑old Ada Blackjack survived two years on the frigid Wrangel Island after a failed expedition to claim the island for Canada.
Ada Blackjack had no wilderness skills before she was forced to fend for herself on a remote Arctic island—and outlived four male explorers
In the early 1920s, 25‑year‑old Ada Blackjack survived two years on the frigid Wrangel Island after a failed expedition to claim the island for Canada.
In the Arctic the Inuit engage in a vital practice that showcases their deep connection to the land and its resources.
Ada Blackjack had no wilderness skills before she was forced to fend for herself on a remote Arctic island—and outlived four male explorers
In the early 1920s, 25‑year‑old Ada Blackjack survived two years on the frigid Wrangel Island after a failed expedition to claim the island for Canada.
In the mid-19th century, white ship captains relied on the Inuit woman and her husband to survive the unforgiving conditions of the Northwest Passage.
The Inuit are fascinating people, particularly for their resilience and adaptability to the harsh, cold winters of the North American Arctic. For
Photographed between 1909 and 1932, the collection offers a rare glimpse in the natives' everyday life from hunting polar bears, to building igloos, to their personal dwellings inside.
The lone survivor of an ill-fated scientific expedition, this Inuit woman persevered for two years on a remote arctic island in order to get money to treat her ill son.
Photographed between 1909 and 1932, the collection offers a rare glimpse in the natives' everyday life from hunting polar bears, to building igloos, to their personal dwellings inside.
