Samuel Metcalfe
Linguist from Northern Labrador
About Samuel Metcalfe
Lived 1939 – 2000 (aged 61).
Samuel (Sam) Ephriam Metcalfe (April 16, 1939 – October 11, 2000) was an Inuk from Northern Labrador, Canada. A survivor of the Canadian Indian residential school system, Metcalfe was part of the first generation of Labrador Inuit who fought to regain their culture and to obtain self-determination and self-government. Metcalfe contributed much to the development of Inuktitut as a teacher and a researcher
His working career started as a carpenter in North West River where he worked for the Moravian Mission as well as for the Hudson’s Bay Company.
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Who was Samuel Metcalfe?
linguist from Northern Labrador
When was Samuel Metcalfe born?
Samuel Metcalfe was born on 16 April 1939.
When did Samuel Metcalfe die?
Samuel Metcalfe died on 11 October 2000.
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