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Gabe Kennetcook, Nova Scotia

Fair address: Chignecto-Central Regional Heritage Fair

Project: The Undiscovered Discoverer - The story of John Rae

This Project is on John Rae the arctic explorer. This video shows the way John Rae worked with the Inuit compared to other Explorers. This shows how John Rae was shunned just for working with the Inuit.

What was the most interesting thing you learned about your topic?

I really enjoyed learning about John Rae as a person. John Rae has made so many discoveries yet his still is very unknown. Not only did he discover the fate of Franklin he also found the northwest passage (an incredible feat) and a cure for scurvy.

What important lessons have you learned that you want to share with other Canadians?

Not to judge others but maybe take time to learn from them. In doing so, greater things can be achieved.

How would you compare your life today to the lives of those studied in your project?

A huge difference between then and now is the incredible amount of racism. Where as now most of the world considers each other as equals, back then, entire races were thought to be savages and disgraced anyone who worked with them.

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Emily from BC says:

What was your favourite part of this video?: What I really liked about your video was when you showed the picture of John Rae at the very end. The whole time, I had been wondering what John Rae looked like, because he actually played a part in the topic that I researched for my video, as well. I also think it was nice how you switched scenes half way through, to give the video a bit of variety.The wood fireplace and candles were a cool effect.

What do you think this Young Citizen did really well?: I liked how your video was very comprehensive and clear. It was obvious that you were very passionate about your topic, and wanted others to know about it as well. Besides that, you also had a clear voice that wasn't too slow nor too fast.

What did you learn from the video?: From this video, I learned a lot about Sir John Rae's life and what his explorations were like. I also learned that the Europeans thought the First Nations were rough and cruel cannibals, but John Rae knew they were just normal people.

Any other comments you’d like to share with this Young Citizen?: Overall, I thought your video was very interesting. By the way, I also learned about John Rae, because I researched the Northwest Passage!

Emelyne from ON says:

What was your favourite part of this video?: My favourite part of this video was that you expressed you opinion on somethings and you were very clear on what you what your topic was.

What do you think this Young Citizen did really well?: I think something that was done well in this project was that there was tons of information and clearly you were very interested in this topic. Also I noticed the background behind you wasn't very busy and so I could really focus on what you were saying and doing.

What did you learn from the video?: Something I learned in this video was that there was not a lot of respect for the Inuit or the people who worked with or were fond of them.

Erin from MB says:

What was your favourite part of this video?: I liked all the different scenes.

What do you think this Young Citizen did really well?: He had a lot of information.

What did you learn from the video?: I learned about John Rae.

Project partially funded by the Government of Canada through the Department of Canadian Heritage.
  • Canadian Heritage / Patrimoine Canadien
  • Government of Canada
  • HBC: Hudson's Bay Company
  • ecentricarts inc.