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Louie Kamookak – Inuit oral historian and finder of Sir John Franklin’s lost ships

April 18, 2018 by Glenn

Source:
The Economist: Louie Kamookak died on March 22nd
CBC: Louie Kamookak, Inuit historian and educator, has died
Canadian Geographic: Remembering Inuit oral historian Louie Kamookak

The Inuit oral historian and finder of Sir John Franklin’s lost ships was 58.
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