Arctic Justice: On Trial for Murder, Pond Inlet, 1923 Volume 33

Arctic Justice is the story of the execution of a white fur trader by an Inuk. Shelagh Grant recounts how this event was crucial in establishing law enforcement in the High Arctic and documents its tragic consequences for Inuit in the subsequent decades. This compelling and generously illustrated account combines archival history with Inuit oral history to shed light on the conflicting values and perceptions of two disparate cultures.

Shelagh Grant is an adjunct professor of history and Canadian studies at Trent University and the author of Sovereignty or Security: Government Policy in the Canadian North, 1936-1950.

"Masterful, compelling, and insightful. A superb work of ethnohistory that shows a great deal of respect for the historical traditions of the Inuit of Baffin Island." Clio Awards "Grant reveals a gulf in understanding that dwarfs the familiar two solitudes of French-English relations." MacLeans "A compelling account of cultural conflict and misperception." The Beaver "This is a fascinating story and a valuable contribution to the history of Northern Canada. Most significantly, because Grant has talked to the Inuit, this is the first time that the story of the relations between Inuit and newcomers has been told from the Inuit perspective." William Morrison, history, University of Northern British Columbia and the author of True North: The Yukon and Northwest Territories "Grant provides a riveting illustration of how Inuit traditionally handled dangerous people in their society. She gives an excellent and dramatic account of the trial, the circumstances behind it, and the tragic aftermath." Dorothy Harley Eber, author of When the Whalers Were Up North and Images of Justice