This exhibition tells the story of the Northwest Passage from the pursuit of a myth to the exploitation of natural resources. Historian Elena Baldassarri takes readers on a multimedia tour of the Arctic, featuring interactive maps, photographs, videos, and interviews with experts, scholars, and elders of Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Canada.

Introduction
The Northwest Passage Timeline
Myth and Adventure
Sovereignty
Further Reading
Natural Resources
Security
This exhibition was created by Elena Baldassarri under a CC BY 4.0 International license. This refers only to the text and does not include image rights.
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Baldassarri, Elena. “The Northwest Passage: Myth, Environment, and Resources.” Environment & Society Portal, Virtual Exhibitions 2017, no. 1. Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society. doi.org/10.5282/rcc/6254.

ISSN 2198-7696 Environment & Society Portal, Virtual Exhibitions

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