The Northern or Northwestern is a genre in various arts that tell stories set primarily in the late 19th or early 20th century in the north of North America , primarily in western Canada but also in Alaska . 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 sheriff . Other common characters include fur trappers and traders, lumberjacks , prospectors , First Nations people, outlaws, settlers, and townsfolk.
33-743: [REDACTED] Look up northwestern in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Northwestern or North-western or North western may refer to: Northwest , a direction Northwestern University , a private research university in Evanston, Illinois The Northwestern Wildcats , this school's intercollegiate athletic program Northwestern Medicine , an academic medical system comprising: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Northwestern Memorial Hospital . Other colleges and universities [ edit ] Northwestern College (Iowa) ,
66-665: 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 North-West Rebellion (1885), the Klondike Gold Rush (1896–99), the pursuit of Albert Johnson (January 1932),
99-526: A Western but changed the location to capitalize on the contemporary gold rush. Charlie Chaplin's 1925 film The Gold Rush is a comedy that parodies some of the cliches of the Northern genre. The Looney Tunes character Blacque Jacque Shellacque , who first appeared in the 1959 short Bonanza Bunny , is another parody. While the Hollywood Western began to change in the post-World War II era and
132-624: A daily newspaper based in Oshkosh, Wisconsin FV Northwestern crab fishing vessel featured on Deadliest Catch The Northwestern (band) , a British rock band Northwestern (genre) , a genre of literature and film depicting Westerns set in Canada and Alaska North Western Road Car Company (1923) , the historic 1923-1974 bus company based in Stockport, England North Western Road Car Company (1986) ,
165-419: A daily newspaper based in Oshkosh, Wisconsin FV Northwestern crab fishing vessel featured on Deadliest Catch The Northwestern (band) , a British rock band Northwestern (genre) , a genre of literature and film depicting Westerns set in Canada and Alaska North Western Road Car Company (1923) , the historic 1923-1974 bus company based in Stockport, England North Western Road Car Company (1986) ,
198-632: A number of high schools in the United States Geographic areas [ edit ] Northwestern United States , a region of the United States of America North Western Oklahoma City , a district of Oklahoma City around Western Avenue North West Province, South Africa , a province of South Africa North Western Province, Sri Lanka , a province of Sri Lanka North-Western Province, Zambia , one of Zambia's ten provinces Northwestern Federal District , Russia Northwestern Krai ,
231-509: A number of high schools in the United States Geographic areas [ edit ] Northwestern United States , a region of the United States of America North Western Oklahoma City , a district of Oklahoma City around Western Avenue North West Province, South Africa , a province of South Africa North Western Province, Sri Lanka , a province of Sri Lanka North-Western Province, Zambia , one of Zambia's ten provinces Northwestern Federal District , Russia Northwestern Krai ,
264-590: 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
297-1310: A small Christian college in Iowa University of Northwestern – St. Paul (formerly Northwestern College), a small Christian college, located in Roseville, Minnesota The former Northwestern College in Watertown, Wisconsin, which was incorporated into Martin Luther College in New Ulm, Minnesota in 1995 Northwestern Michigan College , a small college located in Traverse City, Michigan Northwestern Oklahoma State University in Alva, Oklahoma Northwestern State University , in Natchitoches, Louisiana Northwestern California University School of Law , an online based law school in Sacramento, California Northwestern Polytechnic University in Fremont, California Other schools [ edit ] Northwestern High School (disambiguation) ,
330-780: A small Christian college in Iowa University of Northwestern – St. Paul (formerly Northwestern College), a small Christian college, located in Roseville, Minnesota The former Northwestern College in Watertown, Wisconsin, which was incorporated into Martin Luther College in New Ulm, Minnesota in 1995 Northwestern Michigan College , a small college located in Traverse City, Michigan Northwestern Oklahoma State University in Alva, Oklahoma Northwestern State University , in Natchitoches, Louisiana Northwestern California University School of Law , an online based law school in Sacramento, California Northwestern Polytechnic University in Fremont, California Other schools [ edit ] Northwestern High School (disambiguation) ,
363-620: A subdivision of Imperial Russia North-Western Territory , a Hudson's Bay Company region, precursor to today's Northwest Territories though including what is now Yukon Territory North-Western Provinces , an administrative region in British India Other [ edit ] Northwestern Memorial Hospital , a nationally ranked academic medical center in Chicago, Illinois Northwestern Station in Chicago, Illinois The Chicago and North Western Railway The Oshkosh Northwestern ,
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#1732844925726396-508: A subdivision of Imperial Russia North-Western Territory , a Hudson's Bay Company region, precursor to today's Northwest Territories though including what is now Yukon Territory North-Western Provinces , an administrative region in British India Other [ edit ] Northwestern Memorial Hospital , a nationally ranked academic medical center in Chicago, Illinois Northwestern Station in Chicago, Illinois The Chicago and North Western Railway The Oshkosh Northwestern ,
429-801: 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 Pierre Berton "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:
462-762: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages northwestern [REDACTED] Look up northwestern in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Northwestern or North-western or North western may refer to: Northwest , a direction Northwestern University , a private research university in Evanston, Illinois The Northwestern Wildcats , this school's intercollegiate athletic program Northwestern Medicine , an academic medical system comprising: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Northwestern Memorial Hospital . Other colleges and universities [ edit ] Northwestern College (Iowa) ,
495-430: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Northwestern (genre) 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
528-618: 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
561-583: The October Crisis (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 Quebec (1951), Riel (1979), and Northwest Mounted Police (1940). In Northerns and wider crime fiction,
594-497: The "Northlands", the "North Woods", and the "Great Woods". Common settings include boreal forests , 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 dog sleds 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
627-460: 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 Joseph Edmund Collins 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,
660-794: 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 latter's remake The Call of the North . Alaska Natives or Métis are featured in some depictions. Besides being set in Canadian Prairies ,
693-657: The Mounties always get their man." Law and order in Northerns set in Canada is most often represented by the Mounties, either the North-West Mounted Police or Royal Canadian Mounted Police 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
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#1732844925726726-482: 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 Jack London 's The Call of
759-415: The Wild (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
792-413: 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 Margaret Atwood writes "No outlaws or lawless men for Canada; if one appears,
825-505: The heroic, happy-go-lucky bon-vivant and the villainous, lecherous killer. Some later examples merged the two stereotypes into a charming, roguish anti-villain . 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
858-475: The historic 1986-1997 bus company based in Liverpool, England North Western Railway (disambiguation) See also [ edit ] Northwest (disambiguation) All articles with "Northwestern" (or a variant) in the title All articles with "Northwestern" (or a variant) and "University/College/School" in the title All articles with "Northwestern" (or a variant) and "Region/District/Province" in
891-423: The historic 1986-1997 bus company based in Liverpool, England North Western Railway (disambiguation) See also [ edit ] Northwest (disambiguation) All articles with "Northwestern" (or a variant) in the title All articles with "Northwestern" (or a variant) and "University/College/School" in the title All articles with "Northwestern" (or a variant) and "Region/District/Province" in
924-505: The late 1950s. Northerns are similar to Westerns but are set in the frozen north of North America ; that is, Canada or Alaska . Of the two, Canada was the more common setting, although many tropes could apply to both. Popular locations within Canada are the Yukon , the Barren Grounds , and area around Hudson Bay . Generic names used for this general setting included the "Far North",
957-635: The stories often contrast the American frontier with the Canadian frontier in several ways. In films such as Pony Soldier and Saskatchewan 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 extermination with violence. David Skene-Melvin classes
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1056-625: The title character in Tiger Rose (1929) in this mode; as did Renée Adorée in The Eternal Struggle (1923) and Nikki Duval in Quebec (1951). A common anachronism in Northerns was the tyranny and absolute power of the Hudson's Bay Company 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
1089-458: 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
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