
Arctic Predator
The Crimes of Edward Horne Against Children in Canada's North
Kathleen Lippa(Author)
Dundurn Press
Published on 17. April 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
280 pages
978-1-4597-5480-5 (ISBN)
Description
Finalist, 2026 Kobo Emerging Writer Prize -- Nonfiction - Finalist, 2026 Brass Knuckles Award for Best Nonfiction Crime Book (Crime Writers of Canada)
The shocking crimes of a trusted teacher wrought lasting damage on Inuit communities in Canada's Arctic.
In the 1970s, a young schoolteacher from British Columbia was becoming the darling of the Northwest Territories education department with his dynamic teaching style. He was learning to speak the local language, Inuktitut, something few outsiders did. He also claimed to be Indigenous -- a claim that would later prove to be false. In truth, Edward Horne was a pedophile who sexually abused his male students.
From 1971 to 1985 his predations on Inuit boys would disrupt life in the communities where he worked -- towns of close-knit families that would suffer the intergenerational trauma created by his abuse.
Journalist Kathleen Lippa, after years of research, examines the devastating impact the crimes had on individuals, families, and entire communities. Her compelling work lifts the veil of silence surrounding the Horne story once and for all.
The shocking crimes of a trusted teacher wrought lasting damage on Inuit communities in Canada's Arctic.
In the 1970s, a young schoolteacher from British Columbia was becoming the darling of the Northwest Territories education department with his dynamic teaching style. He was learning to speak the local language, Inuktitut, something few outsiders did. He also claimed to be Indigenous -- a claim that would later prove to be false. In truth, Edward Horne was a pedophile who sexually abused his male students.
From 1971 to 1985 his predations on Inuit boys would disrupt life in the communities where he worked -- towns of close-knit families that would suffer the intergenerational trauma created by his abuse.
Journalist Kathleen Lippa, after years of research, examines the devastating impact the crimes had on individuals, families, and entire communities. Her compelling work lifts the veil of silence surrounding the Horne story once and for all.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Toronto
Canada
Publishing group
The Dundurn Group
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
10 illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
380 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4597-5480-5 (9781459754805)
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02/2025
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Kathleen Lippa grew up in St. John's, Newfoundland. She has worked as a reporter at newspapers across Canada, and eventually served as Bureau Chief for Nunavut News/North in Iqaluit. She lives with her husband in Ottawa.