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Inuit historian Louie Kamookak says he’s been hearing stories of the Franklin Expedition since he was a child. Kamookak’s work helped searchers find the wreck of the HMS Erebus, the flagship of the Franklin Expedition of 1845.

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Inuit historian Louie Kamookak says he’s been hearing stories of the Franklin Expedition since he was a child. Kamookak’s work helped searchers find the wreck of the HMS Erebus, the flagship of the Franklin Expedition of 1845.

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