MIL OSI Translation. Canadian French to English –
Source: Government of Canada – in French 2
Milestones
Collaboration between the Inuit, Parks Canada and many public, private and non-profit partners and organizations has made it possible to reach several important milestones over the past decades.
Here are some notable achievements, listed in chronological order:
· 1992: The Wrecks of HMS Erebus and HMS Terror National Historic Site was established in 1992, before the wrecks were discovered.
· September 2, 2014: The wreck of HMS Erebus is located.
· 2015: The wreck of HMS Erebus is listed in the National Historic Sites of Canada Order, giving it legal protection under the Canada National Parks Act.
· September 3, 2016: Discovery of the wreck of HMS Terror.
· 2015-2023: Parks Canada’s underwater archaeology team conducts 11 episodes of underwater archaeology fieldwork at the Wrecks of HMS Erebus and HMS Terror National Historic Site. In 2019, a landmark research season recovered over 350 artifacts from around the wreck site of HMS Erebus and captured remarkable images of the interior of HMS Terror.
· 2016: The Franklin Expedition Interim Advisory Committee advises Parks Canada on the management of the wrecks while it concludes an Inuit Impact and Benefit Agreement with the Kitikmeot Inuit Association. The advisory committee consists of community members, representatives from the Kitikmeot Inuit Association, the Inuit Heritage Trust, the Government of Nunavut, the heritage and tourism industry, and Parks Canada.
· 2017: HMS Terror is listed in the National Historic Sites of Canada Order, giving it legal protection under the Canada National Parks Act.
· 2017: The Franklin Expedition Interim Advisory Committee recommends the creation of an Inuit Guardians program to help safeguard wreck sites and to collaborate with Parks Canada to conduct field research and support the development and implementation of visitor experiences.
· 2018: The UK signs a Deed of Gift and Memorandum of Understanding to transfer ownership of the wrecks to Canada and for the UK to retain a representative sample of the artefacts.
· 2018: All newly discovered objects from the ships HMS Erebus and HMS Terror are jointly owned by the Government of Canada and the Inuit.
· 2019: The Government of Canada and the Inuit Heritage Trust sign a Memorandum of Understanding detailing how the two organizations will work together to protect, study, conserve and disseminate Franklin artifacts.
· 2023: The Government of Canada and the Kitikmeot Inuit Association sign a $23 million Inuit Impact and Benefit Agreement to promote Inuit leadership at the Wrecks of HMS Erebus and HMS Terror National Historic Site.
In search of Franklin
In 1845, the Franklin Expedition – two British Navy ships with 129 crew members, HMS Erebus and HMS Terror – sailed into the Arctic and disappeared while searching for the Northwest Passage.
Despite extensive excavations and decades of searching for wrecks or evidence of the fate of the Franklin crew, the search was unsuccessful. The search led to the mapping of the Canadian Arctic. The Northwest Passage was later discovered and mapped.
The disappearance of the two ships and 129 men and officers has captured public attention and interest for over 160 years. Over the years, various groups and individuals have examined the evidence, developed theories and undertaken research. In 1992, the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada designated the wrecks of HMS Erebus and HMS Terror as a national historic site to protect them if they are ever found. This designation, along with a 1997 agreement with the British government, gives Parks Canada the mandate to find and protect the ships.
In 2008, Parks Canada’s underwater archaeology team, supported by various partners, began a new multi-year series of modern searches. Perseverance, technology and Inuit knowledge led to the discovery of HMS Erebus in 2014 and HMS Terror in 2016. Read the history of the Franklin Expedition search at: https://parks.canada.ca/lhn-nhs/nu/epaveswrecks.
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Related Document: Information Document in Inuktitut:https://parks.canada.ca/lhn-nhs/nu/epaveswrecks/info/communiques-franklin-releases/090224-inuktitut-info
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article is a translation. Apologies should the grammar and/or sentence structure not be perfect.
