1. Conquest Of The North
Eduardo Liang

2. Oil Industry
Imperial Oil Limited and other companies set to Alberta looking for oil.
Natural gas well also was found in Turner Valley

3. Communication
Dr. Donald B. MacMillan and his crew departed to the north region aboard the Bowdoin
They discovered that the radio signs were strong even in the farthest northern regions

4. Donald Baxter Macmillan
The American explorer and scientist Donald Baxter MacMillan ( ) surveyed and mapped unknown land and water in the Arctic.
Donald MacMillan was born in Provincetown, Mass., on Nov. 10, 1874, the son of a ship captain. He was orphaned at an early age. He attended Bowdoin College in Maine, graduating in 1898.
MacMillan signed on for the expedition that became Peary's first, after 2 decades of effort, to reach the North Pole (April 6, 1909)
After exploring the interior of Labrador in 1910, he began postgraduate work in anthropology at Harvard University. In 1911 and again in 1912 MacMillan returned to northern Labrador to conduct ethnological studies of the Eskimos and Indians there.
After brief wartime service MacMillan taught anthropology at Bowdoin College, but he made trips north in 1920, , and , sailing in a small, specially designed and constructed vessel which he christened the Bowdoin.

5. Impact on Natives
Inuit and Eskimos population decreasing due to diseases generated by the new life style
Ice houses, clothing and eating habits were changed with white men’s influence
Cancer, appendicitis, intestinal trouble, and tuberculosis brought havoc to the natives

6. Technology Airplanes played a big role on the expansion to the north
In 1927 Canadian Government began developing air service mail to the north, by mapping air routes and developing suitable equipment.
December 28th,1929 the first air mail arrived at Aklavic, NWT

7. Law and Order 1st murder trial in the NWT opened in June 29th, 1921.
Judge Lucien Dubuc made the journey from Edmonton to Fort Providence just to judge the case
4 of the 5 jury member were from Fort Providence. The accused was found guilty and sentenced to hanging at Fort Smith, on November 1st, 1921

8. Sources Wikipedia (Donald B. Macmillan) Imperial Oil Pictures
Inuit Picture