The Northern or Northwestern is a

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in various arts that tell stories set primarily in the late 19th or early 20th century in the north of North America, primarily in

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but also in

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. It is similar to the Western genre, but many elements are different, as appropriate to its setting. It is common for the central character to be a Mountie instead of a cowboy or

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. Other common characters include fur trappers and traders,

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s, prospectors, First Nations people, settlers, and townsfolk. International interest in the region and the genre was fuelled by the Klondike Gold Rush (1896–99) and subsequent works surrounding it, fiction and non-fiction. The genre was extremely popular in the interwar period of the 20th century. Northerns are still produced, but their popularity waned in the late 1950s.

Characteristics

Northerns are similar to westerns but are set in the frozen north of North America; that is,

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. Of the two, Canada was the more common setting, although many tropes could apply to both. Popular locations within Canada are the

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, the Barren Grounds, and area around

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. Generic names used for this general setting included the "Far North", the "Northlands", the "North Woods", and the "Great Woods". Common settings include

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, isolated cabins, and mining towns. Snow featured to such an extent that Northern films were sometimes termed "snow pictures". Animals were a common feature too. Dogs and

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s were popularized by ''The Call of the Wild'' and ''White Fang''. Scenes involving attacks by bears date back to ''The Klondyke Nugget''. The primary antagonist in a Northern can be the wilderness, the weather and other natural elements, which the protagonists must endure, overcome and survive. Northerns often explore the 'Matter of Canada' (the national mythos of Canada, after the Matter of Rome). Common elements of which are the Black Donnelly murders (February 1880), the

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(1885), the Klondike Gold Rush (1896–99), the pursuit of Albert Johnson (January 1932), the

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(October 1970), and persistent national anxiety about potential annexation by the United States. The Western idea of lawlessness set in American towns was not a part of the Canadian Northern, though individual lawbreakers or uprisings by Canadians feature in works such as ''

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'' (1951), '' Riel'' (1979), and ''

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'' (1940). In Northerns and wider crime fiction, the general Canadian preference is for law enforcement to be performed by the state rather than vigilantes or private investigators. Likewise, Northerns rarely feature the heroic outlaws often found in Westerns. On the subject, David Skene-Melvin writes "Canada never had a Wild West because the Mounties got there first," while

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writes "No outlaws or lawless men for Canada; if one appears, the Mounties always get their man." Law and order in Northerns set in Canada is most often represented by the Mounties, either the

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Royal Canadian Mounted Police The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP; french: Gendarmerie royale du Canada; french: GRC, label=none), commonly known in English as the Mounties (and colloquially in French as ) is the federal police, federal and national police service of ...

depending on era. Like snow, Mounties are a common enough feature to become a synonym for the genre, with Northern films sometimes called "Mountie films". Their popularity was not confined to film; by 1930, 75 volumes of written Mountie fiction had been published, not including juvenile fiction and material published in magazines. Where a protagonist in a Western is often part of both civilization and the wild (whether native or criminal), Mounties in Northerns are entirely a part of civilization. The nature of fictional Mounties can vary depending on the nationality of the author. Mounties as written by British authors are often younger members of upper class British families serving the British Empire in the colonies. American-authored Mounties are often little different from US Marshalls and project the values of Westerns in that they place their individual sense of justice and conscience above their duty to the law. Canadian-authored Mounties represent, and are self-abnegating champions of, the Canadian establishment and its laws. Further, their authority does not come from either their social class or physical abilities; such a Mountie "upholds the law by moral rather than physical force". A common story outline for Northerns involving Mounties is a pursuit, confrontation and capture: the Mountie's pursuit of a fugitive takes place across the Canadian wilderness and may be resolved non-violently. According to

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"the French-Canadian was to the northerns what the Mexican was to the westerns — an exotic primitive, adaptable as a chameleon to play a hero or a heavy." French-Canadians were a ubiquitous element of the genre. As characters, French-Canadians are typically depicted as rustic and uneducated. These characters were usually divided into two broad types: the heroic, happy-go-lucky bon-vivant and the villainous, lecherous killer. Some later examples merged the two stereotypes into a charming, roguish

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. Common visual elements were a tuque, a sash and a pipe. All were present in the first appearance in film, in '' A Woman's Way'' (1908). Female French-Canadian characters also followed the "tempestuous" stereotype of female Mexican characters. Mexican actress Lupe Vélez, in line with her identity as "The Mexican Spitfire", played the title character in '' Tiger Rose'' (1929) in this mode; as did

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in ''

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'' (1923) and Nikki Duval in ''

'' (1951). A common anachronism in Northerns was the tyranny and absolute power of the

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and its officers, even into the modern period. This was repeated not just in fiction but by reviewers and critics too. The concept of ''La Longue Traverse'', or the Journey of Death, comes from '' The Call of the North'' (1914) and was popular in later films. In this, the Hudson's Bay Company executes convicts by forcing them into the wilderness without equipment or supplies. In 1921, the Hudson's Bay Company successfully sued the Famous Players-Lasky Corporation for the villainous portrayal of their Company in the latters' remake '' The Call of the North''. Alaska Natives or

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are featured in some depictions. Besides being set in

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, the stories often contrast the American frontier with the Canadian frontier in several ways. In films such as '' Pony Soldier'' and ''

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'' the North-West Mounted Police display reason, compassion and a sense of fair play in their dealings with Aboriginal people ( First Nations) as opposed to hotheaded American visitors (often criminals), lawmen or the American Army who seem to prefer

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with violence.

History

David Skene-Melvin classes the "second period" of Canadian crime literature (1880–1920), as "the heyday of the 'Northern' and the literary exploration of Canada's remote and romantic frontiers." He refers to

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as an important figure in this period because, despite his work being of low quality, he was the first Canadian author to address some aspects of the 'Matter of Canada' in his novels, such as ''The Story of Louis Riel: The Rebel Chief'' (1885) and ''Annette, the Métis Spy'' (1886). Northerns continued to be written after 1920 but Canadian authors largely moved to other genres after World War I as they moved away from a frontier and colonial ethos. The Klondike Gold Rush during the 1890s in Canada and Alaska brought a lot of wider, international attention to the far north of North America. Adventure novels from veterans of the gold rush—such as

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's ''

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'' (1903), Rex Beach's '' The Spoilers'' (1906) and Robert W. Service's '' The Trail of Ninety-Eight'' (1909)—became best sellers. These inspired more adventure fiction which grew in popularity throughout the first half of the twentieth century. The genre was extremely popular in the inter-war years, with a "Mountie craze" hitting its peak during the mid-1920s. A large amount of Northern fiction is the work of non-Canadians. Nevertheless, Skene-Melvin writes "Just as the Western is widely regarded as emblematic of American culture, it can be argued that the Northern is the only truly indigenous Canadian art form, even if most of its exponents have been foreigners." One of the earliest international examples of the genre is the British play ''The Klondyke Nugget'', which was first performed in 1898. Its author, Samuel Franklin Cody initially wrote it as a Western but changed the location to capitalize on the contemporary gold rush. Charlie Chaplin's 1925 film ''

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'' is a comedy that parodies some of the cliches of the Northern genre. The

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character Blacque Jacque Shellacque, who first appeared in the 1959 short '' Bonanza Bunny'', is another parody. While the Hollywood

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began to change in the post-World War II era and the Western myth eventually lost popularity, Hollywood Northerns remained mostly unchanged until their production waned in the late 1950s, the underlying mythology never being challenged.

Examples of Northerns

Folklore of Canada (Canadian oral stories)

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* Big Joe Mufferaw, woodsman

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of Canada. *

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Poetry

* ''

The Spell of the Yukon ''Songs of a Sourdough'' is a book of poetry published in 1907 by Robert W. Service. In the United States, the book was published under the title ''The Spell of the Yukon and Other Verses''. The book is well known for its verse about the Klond ...

'' by Robert W. Service, including " The Shooting of Dan McGrew" and " The Cremation of Sam McGee"

Pulp magazines

* ''North-West Stories'' (May 1925–Summer 1937), became ''North-West Romances'' (Fall 1937–Spring 1953) * ''Complete Northwest Magazine'' (September 1935–April 1940) * ''Real Northwest Stories''

Comics

* ''

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'' * '' King of the Royal Mounted'' * '' Jesuit Joe''

Books

* ''The Story of Louis Riel: The Rebel Chief'' (1885), by

* ''Annette, the Métis Spy'' (1886), by

* ''The Devil's Playground'' (1894), by John Mackie * Klondike Kit Library (May 1898 – March 1899, series of 19

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s), by William Wallace Cook * ''The Sky Pilot'' (1899), by Ralph Connor * ''

'' (1903), by

* ''The Hound from the North'' (1904), by

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* '' White Fang'' (1906), by

* '' The Spoilers'' (1906) by Rex Beach * '' The Trail of Ninety-Eight'' (1909) by Robert W. Service * ''Corporal Cameron of the North West Mounted Police'' (1912), by Ralph Connor * ''Yukon Trail'' (1917), by

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* '' Renfrew of the Royal Mounted'' (10 books, 17 short stories; from 1922) by

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* ''The Alaskan'' (1923), by James Oliver Curwood * ''The Snow Patrol'' (1925) by Harry Sinclair Drago * ''Gone North'' (1930), by Charles Alden Seltzer * '' Susannah of the Mounties'' (1936), by

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* ''Barren Land Showdown'' (1940) by Luke Short * ''

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'' (1947) by Benedict Freedman and Nancy Freedman * ''Torture Trail'' (1965) by Max Brand, based on "Torturous Trek" (published in '' Western Story Magazine'', August–September 1932) * ''Corporal Cavannagh'' (1982) by Ian Anderson, first of the Scarlet Riders series of seven books * Works of James Hendryx, George Marsh,

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, William Byron Mowery,

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, and

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Collections

* ''Rugged Alaska Stories'' (1950), by

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* ''Best Mounted Police Stories'' (1978), edited by Dick Harrison * ''The Northerners'' (1990), edited by Bill Pronzini and Martin H. Greenberg * ''Stories of the Far North'' (1998), edited by Jon Tuska * ''

Scarlet Riders ''Scarlet Riders'' is a collection of Northern (genre), Northern short stories originally published in pulp magazines. The book's subtitle is "Pulp Fiction Tales of The Mounties". It was edited by Don Hutchison (writer), Don Hutchison who also ...

'' (1998), edited by Don Hutchison

Photographies

* '' Northern'', a collection of photographies by

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Radio

* '' Renfrew of the Royal Mounted'' (presented by the author

) * '' Challenge of the Yukon'' (1939-1955) featuring ''Sergeant Preston''

Serials

* ''

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'' (

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) * '' Clancy of the Mounted'' ( 1933) * '' The Mysterious Pilot'' ( 1938) * '' King of the Royal Mounted'' ( 1940) * ''

Perils of the Royal Mounted ''Perils of the Royal Mounted'' is a 1942 American Northern film. It was the 18th serial released by Columbia Pictures. It starred Robert Kellard (aka Robert Stevens) as the hero, Sgt. Mack MacLane of the Royal Mounties, and Kenneth MacDonald a ...

'' (

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) * '' King of the Mounties'' (

) * '' The Royal Mounted Rides Again'' ( 1945) * ''

Dangers of the Canadian Mounted ''Dangers of the Canadian Mounted'' is a 1948 Northern Republic film serial. Plot A criminal gang discovers a Genghis Khan treasure ship on the Canada-Alaska border. However, the treasure itself is hidden on land. In their efforts to find the h ...

'' (

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) * '' Canadian Mounties vs Atomic Invaders'' ( 1953) * '' Gunfighters of the Northwest'' ( 1954) * '' Perils of the Wilderness'' ( 1956)

Television

* '' Renfrew of the Royal Mounted'' (1953) * ''

Sergeant Preston of the Yukon ''Challenge of the Yukon'' is an American radio adventure series that began on Detroit's WXYZ and is an example of a Northern genre story. The series was first heard on January 3, 1939. The title changed from ''Challenge of the Yukon'' to '' ...

'' (1955–1958) * '' R.C.M.P.'' (1959–1960) * '' Klondike'' (1960–1961) * '' Dudley Do-Right'' (1961–1970, animated), a spoof of melodrama and

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s using the genre * ''

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'' (1963–1965) * ''

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'' (1963–1968, animated) * ''

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'' (1970–1971) * '' Red Serge'' (1986–1987) * '' Bordertown'' (1989–1991) * ''

Northern Exposure ''Northern Exposure'' is an American Northern comedy-drama television series about the eccentric residents of a fictional small town in Alaska that ran on CBS from July 12, 1990, to July 26, 1995, with a total of 110 episodes. It received 57 ...

'' (1990–1995) * ''

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'' (1992–1997) * ''

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'' (1994–1999) * '' When Calls the Heart'' (2014—) * ''

An Klondike ''An Klondike'' (Irish for " The Klondike") is an Irish Western television series created by Dathaí Keane for TG4. Internationally, the series is known as ''Dominion Creek''. Set during the Klondike Gold Rush, it portrays the lives of three Iri ...

'' (2015–17)

Films

* '' A Woman's Way'' (1908) * '' The Snowbird'' (1916) * '' 'Blue Blazes' Rawden'' (1918) * '' The Call of the North'' (1918) * '' The Spoilers'' (1914) * ''

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'' (1918) * '' The Law of the North'' (1918) * '' The Mints of Hell'' (1919) * '' The Call of the North'' (1921) * '' Flower of the North'' (1921) * '' Cameron of the Royal Mounted'' (1921) * ''

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'' (1921) * '' The Sky Pilot'' (1921) * ''

Belle of Alaska ''Belle of Alaska'' is a 1922 American silent film, silent Western (genre), Western film directed by Chester Bennett and starring J. Frank Glendon, Jane Novak and Noah Beery. Plot A Kansas farmer and his wife leave for Alaska to take part in th ...

'' (1922) * ''

The Frozen North ''The Frozen North'' is a 1922 American short comedy film directed by and starring Buster Keaton. The film is a parody of early western films, especially those of William S. Hart. The film was written by Keaton and Edward F. Cline (credited as ...

'' (1922) * '' The Man from Glengarry'' (1922) * '' Nanook of the North'' (1922) * ''

'' (1923) * ''

'' (1923) * '' The Spoilers'' (1923) * '' Gold Madness'' (1923) * '' The Grub-Stake'' (1923) * '' Where the North Begins'' (1923) * '' Lure of the Yukon'' (1924) * ''

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'' (1924) * '' The Ancient Highway'' (1925) * ''

'' (1925) * '' The Flame of the Yukon'' (1926) * '' The Lodge in the Wilderness'' (1926) * '' The Michigan Kid'' (1928) * '' Tiger Rose'' (1929) * '' Men of the North'' (1930) * ''

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'' (1930) * '' The Spoilers'' (1930) * '' Mounted Fury'' (1931) * '' Riders of the North'' (1931) * '' The River's End'' (1931) * '' Honor of the Mounted'' (1932) * '' Mason of the Mounted'' (1932) * '' McKenna of the Mounted'' (1932) * '' Courage of the North'' (1934) * ''

The Fighting Trooper ''Fighting Trooper'' is a 1934 American Western film directed by Ray Taylor. The film is also known as ''The Trooper'' in the United Kingdom. Cast * Kermit Maynard as NWMP Trooper Burke *Barbara Worth as Diane La Farge * LeRoy Mason as Andre ...

'' (1934) * ''

The Trail Beyond ''The Trail Beyond'' is a 1934 Western film directed by Robert N. Bradbury and starring John Wayne, Noah Beery Sr., and Noah Beery Jr. The motion picture was based on the novel ''The Wolf Hunters'' by James Oliver Curwood, which was also adapt ...

'' (1934) * '' Undercover Men'' (1934) * ''

Border Brigands ''Border Brigands'' is a 1935 American Western film directed by Nick Grinde and written by Stuart Anthony. The film stars Buck Jones, Lona Andre, Fred Kohler, Frank Rice, Hank Bell and Edward Keane. The film was released on June 1, 1935, by U ...

'' (1935) * ''

'' (1935) * '' Code of the Mounted'' (1935) * '' Fighting Shadows'' (1935) * '' His Fighting Blood'' (1935) * ''

Northern Frontier ''Northern Frontier'' is a 1935 American adventure film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Barry Barringer. The film stars Kermit Maynard, Eleanor Hunt, Russell Hopton, J. Farrell MacDonald, LeRoy Mason, Gertrude Astor, Ben Hendricks J ...

'' (1935) * '' The Red Blood of Courage'' (1935) * '' Silent Code'' (1935) * ''

Timber Terrors ''Timber Terrors'' is a 1935 Western film directed by Robert Emmett Tansey and starring John Preston, William Desmond and Tom London.Pitts p.149 Plot Sgt. Morton and Cpl, Anderson are sent to find the murderer of another Mountie. Cast * Joh ...

'' (1935) * '' Trails of the Wild'' (1935) * '' Wilderness Mail'' (1935) * '' Caryl of the Mountains'' (1936) * '' The Country Beyond'' (1936) * '' King of the Royal Mounted'' (1936) * ''

Klondike Annie ''Klondike Annie'' is a 1936 American Western film starring Mae West and Victor McLaglen. The film was co-written by West from her play ''Frisco Kate'', which she wrote in 1921 and a story written by the duo Marion Morgan and George Brendan Dowe ...

'' (1936) * '' O'Malley of the Mounted'' (1936) * '' Phantom Patrol'' (1936) * '' Rose Marie'' (1936) * ''

Secret Patrol ''Secret Patrol'' is a 1936 American-Canadian Western film directed by David Selman and starring Charles Starrett, Finis Barton and J.P. McGowan.Gasher p.30 It was shot in Vancouver. Cast * Charles Starrett as RCMP Cpl. Alan Craig * Finis ...

'' (1936) * '' Skull and Crown'' (1936) * '' God's Country and the Woman'' (1937) * '' Renfrew of the Royal Mounted'' (1937) * '' Death Goes North'' (1938) * '' Heart of the North'' (1938) * '' On the Great White Trail'' (1938) * '' Blue Montana Skies'' (1939) * '' Fighting Mad'' (1939) * '' Outpost of the Mounties'' (1939) * '' Susannah of the Mounties'' (1939) * '' Yukon Flight'' (1939) * '' Danger Ahead'' (1940) * '' Murder on the Yukon'' (1940) * '' North West Mounted Police'' (1940) * '' River's End'' (1940) * '' Sky Bandits'' (1940) * '' 49th Parallel'' (1941) * ''

The Royal Mounted Patrol ''The Royal Mounted Patrol'' is a 1941 American Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer and written by Winston Miller. The film stars Charles Starrett, Russell Hayden, Wanda McKay, Donald Curtis, Lloyd Bridges and Evan Thomas. The film ...

'' (1941) * '' North of the Rockies'' (1942) * '' Northwest Rangers'' (1942) * '' Pierre of the Plains'' (1942) * '' The Spoilers'' (1942) * ''

Law of the Northwest ''Law of the Northwest'' is a 1943 American Western film directed by William Berke and starring Charles Starrett, Shirley Patterson and Arthur Hunnicutt.Pitts p.184 Plot Cast * Charles Starrett as Steve King * Shirley Patterson as Michel ...

'' (1943) * '' Northern Pursuit'' (1943) * '' Riders of the Northwest Mounted'' (1943) * '' Northwest Trail'' (1945) * ''

Neath Canadian Skies Neath (; cy, Castell-nedd) is a market town and community situated in the Neath Port Talbot County Borough, Wales. The town had a population of 50,658 in 2011. The community of the parish of Neath had a population of 19,258 in 2011. Historica ...

'' (1946) * '' North of the Border'' (1946) * '' Road to Utopia'' (1946) * '' Bush Pilot'' (1947) * '' Where the North Begins'' (1947) * '' Northwest Stampede'' (1948) * '' Canadian Pacific'' (1949) * ''

'' (1949) * '' Trail of the Mounties'' (1949) * '' Trail of the Yukon'' (1949) * '' Call of the Klondike'' (1950) * ''

The Cariboo Trail ''The Cariboo Trail'' is a 1950 American Western film directed by Edwin L. Marin and starring Randolph Scott. It was the final film appearance of George "Gabby" Hayes. Plot Montanans Jim Redfern and Mike Evans head into Canada's British Col ...

'' (1950) * '' North of the Great Divide'' (1950) * '' Snow Dog'' (1950) * '' Northwest Territory'' (1951) * ''

'' (1951) * '' Yukon Manhunt'' (1951) * '' Blue Canadian Rockies'' (1952) * '' Border Saddlemates'' (1952) * '' Lost in Alaska'' (1952) * '' Pony Soldier'' (1952) * '' The Wild North'' (1952) * '' Yukon Gold'' (1952) * '' Back to God's Country'' (1953) * '' Fangs of the Arctic'' (1953) * '' Fort Vengeance'' (1953) * '' Northern Patrol'' (1953) * '' The Far Country'' (1954) * '' Rose Marie'' (1954) * ''

'' (1954) * '' Yukon Vengeance'' (1954) * '' The Spoilers'' (1955) * '' Bonanza Bunny'' (1959) * '' North to Alaska'' (1960) * '' The Canadians'' (1961) * '' The Trap'' (1966) * ''

'' (1972) * '' Challenge to Be Free'' (1972) * '' White Fang'' (1973) * '' Alien Thunder'' (1974) * '' Challenge to White Fang'' (1974) * '' Red Coat'' (1975) * ''

'' (1976) * '' Death Hunt'' (1981) * '' Silence of the North'' (1981) * '' The Grey Fox'' (1982) * '' Jesuit Joe'' (1991) * '' White Fang'' (1991) * ''

Shadow of the Wolf ''Shadow of the Wolf'' (French title: ''Agaguk'') is a 1992 Canadian-French adventure film directed by Jacques Dorfmann and Pierre Magny and starring Lou Diamond Phillips, Toshiro Mifune, Jennifer Tilly, and Donald Sutherland. It is based on the no ...

'' (1992) * '' White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf'' (1994) * '' Balto'' (1995) * ''

'' (1996) * '' North Star'' (1996) * '' Dudley Do-Right'' (1999) * '' Balto II: Wolf Quest'' (2002) * '' Snow Dogs'' (2002) * '' The Snow Walker'' (2003) * '' Balto III: Wings of Change'' (2004) * '' Gunless'' (2010) * '' The Mountie'' (2011) * '' The Revenant'' (2015) * '' Searchers'' (2016) * ''

Togo Togo (), officially the Togolese Republic (french: République togolaise), is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, where its ...

'' (2019) * ''

Call of the Wild ''The Call of the Wild'' is a short adventure novel by Jack London, published in 1903 and set in Yukon, Canada, during the 1890s Klondike Gold Rush, when strong sled dogs were in high demand. The central character of the novel is a dog named Bu ...

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Red Dead Redemption 2 ''Red Dead Redemption 2'' is a 2018 action-adventure game developed and published by Rockstar Games. The game is the third entry in the ''Red Dead'' series and a prequel to the 2010 game ''Red Dead Redemption''. The story is set in 1899 and f ...

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