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| Pond Inlet became the site of arctic intrigue in 1920, when Robert Janes, an independent trader from the Pond Inlet area, was murdered en route to Igloolik.
Apparently, Inuit greatly distrusted Janes and decided his activities could no longer be tolerated. News of the killing travelled out of the North and the RCMP arrived in 1921 to investigate. In 1923, three Inuit were tried on a ship near Pond Inlet; two were convicted, and one was taken to a penitentiary in Southern Canada. |
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