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45-571: The Royal Canadian Geographical Society was founded in 1929 by a group of eminent Canadians, including Marius Barbeau , an ethnographer and folklorist who is today considered a founder of Canadian anthropology, the Hon. A.E. Arsenault, Premier of Prince Edward Island and justice of the province's supreme court, Lawrence J. Burpee , Secretary for Canada of the International Joint Commission, John Wesley Dafoe , managing editor of

90-634: A broad national purpose." Among those who have addressed meetings of the RCGS over the years are Sir Francis Younghusband, Sir Hubert Wilkins, Maj. L.T. Burwash, Dr. Isaiah Bowman, Dr. Wade Davis , Michael Palin , Dr. Phil Currie, and Sir Christopher Ondaatje . The RCGS publishes an award-winning English-language magazine, Canadian Geographic , which has been published continuously since 1930 (then called Canadian Geographical Journal ). The society also publishes Canadian Geographic Travel quarterly. The society's French-language magazine, Géographica , which

135-584: A dim and mystic light." The Pool of Bethesda is at the Yale Centre of British Art . The Dead Knight is in a private collection, but there is a fine large colour reproduction in the book The Last Romantics (1989). He presented The Lily or the Rose to his old school, Brighton College , where it hung for many years on the main building staircase until it was destroyed around 1960 after Brighton Royal Pavilion Museum and Art Gallery refused to accept it as

180-822: A founding board member of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society . In 1950 Barbeau won the Royal Society of Canada's Lorne Pierce Medal . In 1967 he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada . In 1969, Barbeau Peak , the highest mountain in Nunavut , was named after him. In 2005, Marius Barbeau's broadcasts and ethnological recordings were honoured as a MasterWork by the Audio-Visual Preservation Trust of Canada . His extensive personal papers are housed in

225-484: A gift. In addition to paintings, Bateman designed religious woodcuts, his work appearing in The Latin Year , The Church Service and A Century of Bibles . Robert practised as an architect, most notably building Collyers, a house near Petersfield. He was also noted as a naturalist (corresponding with Charles Darwin ), a botanical illustrator, sculptor, book illustrator, and an Italian scholar. He also left

270-585: A horticultural legacy, in his planting of the gardens at Benthall Hall from 1890–1906 — much of his garden design there is still extant and is now maintained by the National Trust as part of Benthall Hall. Robert married the daughter of the Dean of Lichfield in 1883, and became a wealthy owner of property and land. His fortune led him to become a noted philanthropist of the time. He and his wife Caroline lived near Much Wenlock , Shropshire , at

315-854: A joint initiative of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society and the National Geographic Society of Washington, D.C., established in 1993. The programs of the Can Geo Education aim to strengthen geographic education in the classroom. In addition to increasing the emphasis on geography within the school system, the Can Geo Education endeavours to increase the public awareness of the importance of geographical literacy. Marius Barbeau Charles Marius Barbeau , CC FRSC (March 5, 1883 – February 27, 1969), also known as C. Marius Barbeau, or more commonly simply Marius Barbeau,

360-706: A number of groups and organizations representing indigenous peoples in Canada , including the Assembly of First Nations , Indspire , Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami , the Métis National Council , and the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation. An issue of each of Canadian Geographic and Géographica were dedicated to the project. The society's board of governors and its program committees are made up entirely of volunteers, who are members of

405-402: A public servant. Source: RCGS Established by the society in 2013, this medal is awarded to recognize outstanding contribution to the general advancement of geography, or to other achievement that greatly enhances the ability of the society to fulfill its mission. Source: RCGS The Massey Medal recognizes outstanding personal achievement in the exploration, development or description of

450-792: A recording expedition along the St. Lawrence river . His objective was to record every French Canadian folk song. He returned with notation for over 500 songs and some folk legends. Barbeau was a prolific writer, producing both scholarly articles and monographs, and books that presented Québecois and First Nations oral traditions for a mass audience. Examples include The Downfall of Temlaham, which weaves ancient Gitksan oral traditions with contemporary contact history. His The Golden Phoenix and other collections for children present French-Canadian folk and fairy tales. From his fieldwork and writings on all aspects of French-Canadian creative expression, numerous popular and scholarly publications were produced. His work

495-483: A unifying influence upon the life of Canada." A report by the acting secretary, E.S. Martindale, stated the intention of the founders: "The work of making the resources and other geographic factors of each part of the Dominion more widely known and more clearly understood is one of the best educational services that can be undertaken—and one that cannot be rendered except through a geographic organization animated by

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540-555: Is credited with contributing significantly to the rise of Québecois nationalism in the late 20th century. Between 1916 and 1950, Barbeau served as associate editor of the Journal of American Folklore. During that time he edited ten issues of the journal which primarily focused on Canadian folklore. In 1922, Barbeau became the founding secretary of the Canadian Historical Association . In 1929 he became

585-596: Is pleased to reach an agreement allowing the pole to be transferred to its people and the place where its spiritual significance is most keenly understood. Barbeau is a controversial figure as he was criticised for not accurately representing his Indigenous informants. In his anthropological work among the Tsimshian and Huron-Wyandot, for instance, Barbeau was solely looking for what he defined as "authentic" stories that were without political implications. Informants were often unwilling to work with him for various reasons. It

630-667: Is possible that the "educated informants," whom Barbeau advised his students to avoid, did not trust him to disseminate their stories. In 1942, Barbeau began lecturing at Laval and at the University of Ottawa . In 1945, he was made a professor at Laval. He retired in 1954 after suffering a stroke. He died February 27, 1969, in Ottawa. Barbeau also did brief fieldwork with the Tlingit , Haida , Tahltan , Kwakwaka'wakw , and other Northwest Coast groups. He emphasized trying to synthesize

675-553: Is published in collaboration with La Presse , was introduced in 1997. Alan Beddoe designed the coat of arms for the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, and his fonds includes a black and white photograph of the letters patent. In October 2016, it was announced that the society's new home would be an "iconic" building at 50 Sussex Drive in Ottawa. The society moved into its new headquarters in Spring 2018, and it debuted two exhibitions – Explore by Chris Cran and Lessons From

720-541: Is that the Tsimshianic-speaking peoples, Haida, and Tlingit represented the most recent migration into the New World from Siberia. He believed that their ancestors were refugees from Genghis Khan 's conquests, some as recently as a few centuries ago. In works such as the unpublished Migration Series manuscripts, the book Alaska Beckons, and numerous articles with such titles as "How Asia Used to Drip at

765-612: The Winnipeg Free Press , the Hon. Albert Hudson , a justice of the Supreme Court of Canada , and Dr. O.D. Skelton, Under-Secretary of State for External Affairs. The Rt. Hon. Viscount Willingdon , Governor-General of Canada, was the founding patron. J.B. Joseph Tyrrell , a geologist and cartographer whose exploits included the discovery of Albertosaurus bones in Alberta's Badlands, and making first contact with

810-613: The Ihalmiut ("People from Beyond") of the Keewatin district of Canada's Northwest Territories , served as founding Honorary President. Arthur Philemon Coleman , a geologist and explorer who between 1884 and 1908 made eight trips of discovery to the Canadian Rockies , was named Honorary Vice-president. At its first meeting, Charles Camsell said the society was formed "purely for patriotic purposes", and he hoped it would "be

855-550: The Nass River . In 1929, Barbeau removed the Ni'isjoohl totem pole , hand-carved in the 1860s, from a Nisga'a village. The pole depicts the story of Ts'wawit, a warrior who was next in line to be chief before he was killed in a conflict with a neighbouring nation. The Nisga’a nation says the pole was taken by Barbeau without its consent while members were away from their villages for the annual hunting and food harvesting season, and it

900-585: The peopling of the Americas . Frédéric Charles Joseph Marius Barbeau was born March 5, 1883, in Sainte-Marie, Quebec . In 1897, he began studies for the priesthood. He did his classical studies at Collège de Ste-Anne-de-la-Pocatière. In 1903 he changed his studies to a law degree at Université Laval , which he received in 1907. He went to England on a Rhodes Scholarship , studying at Oriel College, Oxford , from 1907 to 1910, where he began his studies in

945-738: The Arctic: How Roald Amundsen Won the Race to the South Pole . In May 2019, the prime minister of Canada , Justin Trudeau , attended the official opening ceremony of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society's headquarters at 50 Sussex Drive. The Royal Canadian Geographical Society helps fund education, expeditions, research and lectures programs. Notably, it was a partner in the 2014 Victoria Strait Expedition that located HMS Erebus , one of two exploration vessels lost on

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990-571: The British Arctic Expedition led by Sir John Franklin . Each fall, the society hosts the annual College of Fellows Annual Dinner, with notable past speakers include Sir Francis Younghusband , Major General Sir James Howden MacBrien , Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek , artist Robert Bateman , actor Dan Aykroyd , ethnobotanist Wade Davis , Climate Canada's senior climatologist David Phillips, storm chaser George Kourounis , and award-winning author Margaret Atwood . In addition,

1035-560: The Camsell Medal to bestow recognition upon, and to express the society's appreciation to, individuals who have given outstanding service to the society. The award was established by the society's board of governors in 1992. Source: RCGS Established by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society in 2012, the medal recognizes achievement for "excellence in Arctic leadership and science." It is named in honour of Martin "Marty" Bergmann ,

1080-620: The College of Fellows. Traditionally, Fellows were elected "in recognition of outstanding service to Canada." Fellows are entitled to use the post-nominal letters FRCGS (Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society). Past Fellows of the society include eminent names such as: Current Fellows include: Besides regular Fellows, the society elects Honorary Fellows, people recognized for special or outstanding achievements. The president, and other members of

1125-844: The German-American anthropologist Franz Boas , then affiliated with the American Folklore Society (AFS), convinced Barbeau to specialize in French-Canadian folklore. Barbeau began collecting such material the following year. In 1918, Barbeau became president of the AFS. In 1914, Barbeau married Marie Larocque . They had a family together. Beginning in December 1914, Barbeau carried out three months' fieldwork in Lax Kw'alaams (Port Simpson), British Columbia ,

1170-756: The Spout into America" and "Buddhist Dirges on the North Pacific Coast", he eventually antagonized many of his contemporaries on this question. His thesis has been discredited by analysis of linguistic and DNA evidence. Under Beynon's influence, Barbeau promoted the idea among western academics that the region's oral histories of migration have real historiographic value. They were long discounted because they did not conform to European traditions as accounts. Barbeau and Beynon's theory has been proven to have some merit, when taken with evidence-based data such as climate, astronomical and geological events. Barbeau

1215-586: The collection of the National Gallery of Canada . Robert Bateman (artist) Robert Bateman (1842–1922) was a British painter, architect and horticultural designer. He was the third son of James Bateman FRS (1811–1897), the accomplished horticulturist and landowner, who built Biddulph Grange and its gardens, in Staffordshire , and Maria Sybilla Egerton-Warburton. Along with his elder brothers John and Rowland, Robert

1260-590: The dinner has been attended by both Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Governor General David Johnston in the past. In June 2017, it was granted $ 2,084,000 in funding from the Government of Canada to develop the educational resource, a portion of which was drawn from the Canada 150 fund. This resulted in the creation of the Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada , developed with input from

1305-441: The executive, are elected by the College of Fellows at the society's annual general meeting. Honorary Fellows include: The Governor General of Canada serves as the patron of the society. The society has honorary officers, including honorary presidents and honorary vice-presidents. A volunteer Board of governors, chaired by the president of the board, and an executive committee, provide general oversight. Day-to-day operations of

1350-463: The first Canadian ethnomusicologists Barbeau was concerned with having all Canadians experience folk music. He often used trained Canadian musicians as folk music performers to bring the music to a wider audience. He received minor criticism for utilizing an American singer, Loraine Wyman . In 1915, Barbeau would initiate the Museum collection of French-Canadian songs. Later in 1916, he set off on

1395-556: The former National Museum of Man, since 2013 known as the Canadian Museum of History . In 1985 the Folklore Studies Association of Canada ( Wikidata ) established the "Marius Barbeau Medal" to recognize persons making remarkable contributions to Canadian folklore and ethnology. An authorized bronze portrait bust of Barbeau was created by Russian-Canadian artist Eugenia Berlin ; it is installed in

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1440-636: The geography of Canada. The award was established in 1959 by the Massey Foundation, named for industrialist Hart Massey. Source: RCGS Established in 2013, the Innovation in Geography Teaching Award is presented to K-12 teachers who have "gone above and beyond their job description to further geographic literacy." Recipients are chosen by the board of Canadian Geographic Education . Source: RCGS Established in 2018,

1485-580: The largest Tsimshian village in Canada . He collaborated with his interpreter, William Beynon , a Tsimshian hereditary chief. The anthropologist Wilson Duff (who in the late 1950s was entrusted by Barbeau with organizing the information) has called these three months "one of the most productive field seasons in the history of [North] American anthropology." Barbeau and Beynon had a decades-long collaboration. Barbeau wrote an enormous volume of field notes—which are still mostly unpublished. Duff has characterized this as "the most complete body of information on

1530-622: The medal is named for Louie Kamookak, an Inuit historian involved in the search for Franklin's lost expedition , and is awarded for those who have "been brought to the attention of the Executive Committee, Awards Committee, or to the CEO, as having made Canada’s geography better known to Canadians and to the world". Source: RCGS Canadian Geographic Education —formerly the Canadian Council for Geographic Education (CCGE)—is

1575-678: The new fields of anthropology , archeology and ethnography , under R. R. Marett . During the summers he would attend École des hautes études de la Sorbonne and École d'anthropologie. In Paris he would meet Marcel Mauss who would encourage him in his anthropological studies. In 1911, Barbeau joined the National Museum of Canada (then part of the Geological Survey of Canada ) as an anthropologist under Edward Sapir . He worked there for his entire career, retiring in 1949. (The GSC subdivided in 1920. From that period, Barbeau

1620-574: The social organization of any Indian nation". Barbeau eventually trained Beynon in phonetic transcription, and the Tsimshian chief became an ethnological field worker in his own right. Barbeau and Beynon conducted field work in 1923–1924 with the Kitselas and Kitsumkalum Tsimshians and the Gitksan , who lived along the middle Skeena River . In 1927 and 1929, they had field seasons among the Nisga'a of

1665-543: The society, its programs and business, are provided by its chief executive officer , currently John G. Geiger . The CEO is also responsible for strategic leadership, in consultation with the board of governors. Recognizing a particular achievement by one or more individuals in the general field of geography or a significant national or international event. It was first awarded in 1972. Source: RCGS The Sir Christopher Ondaatje Medal for Exploration, named after gold medal and Camsell Medal recipient Sir Christopher Ondaatje ,

1710-631: The various migration traditions of these peoples, in order to correlate them with the distribution of culture traits. He was trying to reconstruct a sequence for the peopling of the Americas. He was an early champion of the theory of migration from Siberia across the Bering Strait . This narrative, while recognized as largely accurate by modern anthropologists and geneticists, is still strongly disputed by many Indigenous nations who claim origin in North America. His more controversial theory

1755-623: Was a Canadian ethnographer and folklorist who is today considered a founder of Canadian anthropology . A Rhodes Scholar , he is best known for an early championing of Québecois folk culture, and for his exhaustive cataloguing of the social organization, narrative and musical traditions, and plastic arts of the Tsimshianic -speaking peoples in British Columbia ( Tsimshian , Gitxsan , and Nisga'a ), and other Northwest Coast peoples . He developed unconventional theories about

1800-456: Was an early proponent of recognizing totem poles as world-class high art. His opinion that they were a post-contact artistic development has been decisively disproved. Barbeau's primary contribution to ethnomusicology was primarily around collection. He was interested in music from a young age receiving musical education from his mother. Through his career, he would be concerned with music's influence on anthropology. He would be named one of

1845-553: Was displayed in 1868, The Pool of Bethesda (1877, exhibited at the Royal Academy 1878), The Raising of Samuel (exhibited at the Royal Academy 1880) and The Lily or the Rose (exhibited at the Royal Academy 1882). Walter Crane , in his An Artist's Reminiscences (1907), described Bateman's painting as of... "a magic world of romance and pictured poetry, a twilight world of dark mysterious woodlands, haunted streams, meads of deep green starred with burning flowers, veiled in

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1890-578: Was educated at Brighton College from 1855 to 1860. From 1863 to 1867, he was a student at the Royal Academy schools. From about 1870, he was the leader of a group of artists inspired by the art of Edward Burne-Jones . He was a founder of the Society of Painters in Tempera in 1901. His key paintings are The Dead Knight (1870), also known as The Three Ravens , which was the title used when it

1935-515: Was established in 2013. Source: RCGS The 3M Environmental Innovation Award was established in 2009 by the Society and 3M Canada to recognize outstanding individuals in business, government, academia or community organizations whose innovative contributions to environmental change are benefiting Canada and Canadians. The award was discontinued, with the final recipient named in 2015. Source: RCGS The Royal Canadian Geographical Society awards

1980-521: Was later sold it to the museum in Scotland. In August 2021, a delegation of Nisga'a leaders travelled to Edinburgh to request the transfer of the 11-metre pole back to their territory. The museum said its board of trustees approved the First Nation's request to transfer the pole to its home in northwest B.C. Chris Breward, the director of National Museums Scotland, said in a statement the institution

2025-748: Was with the Victoria Memorial Museum , later renamed in 1927 as the National Museum of Canada). At the beginning, he and Sapir were Canada's first and only two full-time anthropologists. Under those auspices, Barbeau began fieldwork in 1911–1912 with the Huron - Wyandot people around Quebec City , in southern Ontario , and on their reservation in Oklahoma of the United States, collecting mostly stories and songs. In 1913,

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