Émile Petitot’s 139-year-old Sahtu diary becomes Google Map – CBC
Feb 11, 2015
Map includes note, observations and place names recorded by Oblate priest
A diary that dates back more than 100 years has become a Google Map thanks to a partnership between the Sahtu Renewable Resources Board and the Aurora Research Institute.
“It’s interesting to read through these observations and the conclusions that Father Émile Petitot drew,” says Matthew Dares from the Aurora Research Institute.
Petitot visited the Northwest Territories between 1862-1872 as an Oblate missionary. He returned in 1876.
He produced a number of writings about the languages and places he saw, including a diary.
