Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/Qalaherriaq
Qalaherriaq
[edit]- This is the archived discussion of the TFAR nomination for the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests). Please do not modify this page.
The result was: scheduled for Wikipedia:Today's featured article/September 22, 2024 by Wehwalt (talk) 18:39, 27 July 2024 (UTC)
Qalaherriaq (baptized Erasmus Augustine Kallihirua) was an Inughuit hunter from Cape York in northwestern Greenland. Born around 1834, he was taken aboard the British barque HMS Assistance in 1850 as an interpreter during the search for Franklin's lost expedition. He guided the ship to Wolstenholme Fjord to investigate rumors of a massacre of Franklin's crew, but found the corpses of local Inughuit and crew from an unrelated British vessel. Poor sea conditions prevented the Assistance from returning to his family, and he was instead taken to England and placed in the custody of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. He was enrolled in St Augustine's College at Canterbury and studied English and Christianity. In 1855, he tasked by the Bishop of Newfoundland to join him on a mission to the Labrador Inuit. His health problems, which he had developed during his interpreter service, worsened after his arrival in Newfoundland, and he died at St. John's in 1856, at around 22 years old. (Full article...)
- Most recent similar article(s): I cannot find anything recent that really resembles this article. To my knowledge, we've never had an FA on anything Greenland-related before, and the only Inuit FA that comes to mind is Inuit clothing, which was TFA back in 2021.
- Main editors: Generalissima (talk) (it/she)
- Promoted: July 9, 2024
- Reasons for nomination: This is a lesser known but particularly interesting story. Greenlandic history is certainly not something that comes up a lot, but this particular bit intersects with a lot of different bits of 19th century history and I think will be engaging to readers. I'm also very proud of how it's turned out!
- Support as nominator. Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 18:58, 9 July 2024 (UTC)
- Support - was a privilege to review at FAC, plus recognition for commonly overlooked cultures is always nice. joeyquism (talk) 13:54, 11 July 2024 (UTC)
- Support excellent work 750h+ 03:45, 14 July 2024 (UTC)