[ Possibly he shouldn’t say anything. What could it help? How much might it hurt, instead? But he’s always been an honest man, and so he remains now. ]
They spoke of meeting white men along the shores of King William Island. The men asked for food and indicated their ships had been caught in the ice. Later, another group met three white men who were hungry. They traded a knife for some meat and blubber and ate. The white men indicated they were attempting to go south overland, but neither side could easily understand the other.
[ He hesitates, but continues. ]
Other stories spoke of finding dead men in camps, or the remains of the ships, from which the Inuit took items and resources that would be helpful to them.
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[ Possibly he shouldn’t say anything. What could it help? How much might it hurt, instead? But he’s always been an honest man, and so he remains now. ]
They spoke of meeting white men along the shores of King William Island. The men asked for food and indicated their ships had been caught in the ice. Later, another group met three white men who were hungry. They traded a knife for some meat and blubber and ate. The white men indicated they were attempting to go south overland, but neither side could easily understand the other.
[ He hesitates, but continues. ]
Other stories spoke of finding dead men in camps, or the remains of the ships, from which the Inuit took items and resources that would be helpful to them.