Here the Reverend Mr. Peck and natives of Blacklead Island pose for the cameras of A.P. Low's expedition. The primary task of the missionary was to Christianize the Inuit and if possible ease the onslaught of white civilization. Missionaries had to be more than men of God. They learned the language of the natives, compiled grammars of native tongues and with the aid of small government grants were responsible for their education. Nevertheless few succeeded as Peck had done in cushioning the shock of contact with a radically different culture.
