tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-901172445596111388.post3437113005689143256..comments2023-03-31T03:19:27.723-07:00Comments on <strong>KEN MCGOOGAN</strong> <br> Canada, Scotland, Arctic : John Rae enters Westminster Abbey, redeems Sir John FranklinKen McGooganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01147707317978507921noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-901172445596111388.post-67184893857381832412014-10-01T07:32:55.806-07:002014-10-01T07:32:55.806-07:00Good news that John Rae is finally being recognize...Good news that John Rae is finally being recognized by the British Parliament. Regrettable, though, that the Canadian government and media, including CBC, who crowed obsessively about the discovery of one of Franklin's ships, didn't do us the service of recognizing the true discovery of the remaining section of the northwest passage. The last paragraph in your introduction to your 2011 edition of John Rae's Journal and Autobiography expresses precisely my sentiments regarding the relative merits of Sir John Franklin and Dr. John Rae. The truest Canadian story is about the knowledge brought to non-aboriginal Canadians, in particular, by those, unlike Franklin and other British Navy explorers, who were adaptable enough to use Inuit knowledge and technology to achieve effective travel and living in Arctic environments.<br /><br />Thanks to you for placing a plague recognizing Rae's contributions; but even better if the Canadian government would do the same.Dave Sutherlandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-901172445596111388.post-19325976051499391922014-09-10T15:50:11.058-07:002014-09-10T15:50:11.058-07:00Have been listening to the current news of discove...Have been listening to the current news of discovery of one of Franklin's ships ... and wondering when someone would come forward with the story of John Rae, who charted so much of the Arctic coastline and brought news back to London of the exact location being searched today. Rae's information was gleaned from Innuit who sold to Rae, artifacts retrieved from the Franklin Expeditions remains.<br />London establishment preferred to believe that those savages must have killed Franklin and his men !!<br />Struan Robertson<br />Struan Robertsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-901172445596111388.post-24407940114817214922014-09-09T17:21:25.009-07:002014-09-09T17:21:25.009-07:00Heard on news this evening about the discovery of ...Heard on news this evening about the discovery of one of Franklin's ships, and showed the two artefacts discovered as well, talking as if these are the only ones discovered since Franklin went missing.No mention of Rae and his tireless work, and of the artefacts he bought from the native people. Glad to hear that he is finally getting recognition at least in Westminster Abbey. pjmP.M. McGregornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-901172445596111388.post-6153020291726852972014-09-04T03:37:29.536-07:002014-09-04T03:37:29.536-07:00Nice post Ken. I assume that picture is you at Vic...Nice post Ken. I assume that picture is you at Victory Point?dddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01491239988367681390noreply@blogger.com