"All Occurrences Within or Without the District": The North-West Mounted Police, the Canadian Government, and the Order of the Midnight Sun's Plot to Take Over the Yukonncb703Tue, 11/17/2009 - 00:00
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Scott Dumonceaux
Northern Review, no. 43, Nursing Education in the Circumpolar North, 2016, pp. 25-38
Description
Comments on the plot of a group of American miners to take over the Yukon Territory in 1901.
Discusses the Northern Aboriginal Broadcasting program, the Canada-Territorial Cooperation Agreements on Aboriginal Languages, and support for National Aboriginal Day activities.
Federal program is meant to reduce cost of food in remote communities by subsidizing transportation costs for northern retailers. Paper argues that the system has been built on flawed and overly ambitious policy rationale. Lists steps needed to address issues with program.
Provides statistics on access to all-season roads and regional energy grid, population living in suitable housing, and internet capability in Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Nunatsiavut, and Nunavik.Recommendations focus on coordinated investments, a dedicated investment fund, and supporting community capacity.