The Incredible Heroine of the Arctic | Ada Blackjack

[@joycebowen8958]

Her biography was the last book my mother read before passing. Ada's story is very special to me. Thank you for covering her so kindly.

[@vawest2052]

She kept the blackjack name even after her second marriage, the family should thank her for giving the blackjack name honor after the son disgraced it.

[@BriefCaseOfficial]

Wow what an resourceful and determined lady, never heard of her before, great way to start the day listening to anothere great Forgotten Lives story :)

[@ForgottenLives]

Thanks BC :)

[@helenashmore1741]

This was an amazing story. Ada found a deep strength in her hardships and I can hardly believe that she learned how to hunt to stay alive and managed to survive the cruel dark winters. Also liked the part where she expressed gratitude to God on a daily basis. Incredible!!! I will never forget this story.

[@ForgottenLives]

I hope you guys enjoyed the video! If you did it would be amazing if you could share! PS at 2:08 it's meant to be north of Siberia 😅

[@ElkeMB]

I always enjoy your videos, this lovely background music, and your awesome reading! Congrats for your great job on your channel✨ Relisten now, as always. Thank you.

[@pickettywitchoriginal]

Elke B 👍🏼💗

[@ElkeMB]

@@pickettywitchoriginal 😊👍🙏❤

[@Earnshawfully]

You really succeed in bringing over the personal story of this woman, not just the historical facts.

[@SSShriyan]

Yes👍👍👍👌👌👌👌👏👏👏

[@janetcw9808]

For such a strong beautiful intelligent resourceful resilient woman who was also Super Mom, it's an absolute tragedy. Taken (?) from her family and culture, dumped by first husband, misled by employer, abused by the Knight guy that she was nursing and keeping alive 👹, not getting paid, ripped off and besmerched by the expedition organiser - my heart bleeds. I hope that she had some happiness with her sons and second husband. That is so sad 😔 Inspirational woman. Bless her Spirit. Good wishes to you and followers Worldwide Xxx 🙏🏼 ❤️ 🍀 🗺️ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@ashleelarsen7765]

13:03 Nice

[@wyldflwr]

Ada was taken advantage of left & right. I hope her second husband was better to her than her first!

[@lisadavenport476]

Me too 😞

[@janetcw9808]

And me 😔

[@davidbagley1783]

The world is hard

[@julielivinlife2447]

What drama! Her life could be made into a movie. I cant believe they took a cat with them but I love how the cat made it into so many pictures. Thank you for your amazing channel.

[@ForgottenLives]

Thanks for watching!!

[@nicoleperron3315]

My God, why do we complain about anything! If I could change the past, I would make her son get better and make her rich! Some people have such a strong spirit, good choice for mother's Day.

[@WhiteStone21475]

I read a book about this woman and her harrowing adventures and her later struggles with life. It was very good.

[@kathyaronson2104]

would like to read that book.

[@blowitoutyourcunt7675]

Ada Blackjack: A True Story of Survival in the Arctic ~This is the one I read : )

[@davidbagley1783]

Yes...I smiled at her life

[@peterwallace9764]

Astonishing lady. A survivor through n through. A man would should be pleased, proud to have a woman like her to support & share their lives. 💘🌹🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

[@elizabethspedding1975]

She was a devoted mother , and she had a strong, determined character. She was badly treated at the end.

[@YvetteArby]

Elizabeth Spedding: she was badly treated ever since she married Blackjack!

[@brendaholliday6866]

What a fascinating and heartfelt story about Ada Blackjack and so appropriate that you would show it on Mother's Day. I believe the love that she had for her son that was ill with tuberculosis is what brought her through this "horrific" ordeal. Sad she didn't get the accolades that she truly "deserved."

[@KahlestEnoch]

In other words she was ripped from her family as a child and forced to live in a residential school and stripped of her heritage. In spite of it all she survived strong woman

[@riggs20]

How do you know she "was ripped from her family?"

[@KahlestEnoch]

@@riggs20 Because all native children were, it was part of the systemic racism of the times. The churches wanted to "Save the savage souls" Talk to a few survivors of the residential schools and learn some more about it. (not trying to be mean or sarcastic, seriously find someone who survived and talk to them)

[@johnvanzyl2960]

SJW logic!

[@eliannafreely5725]

@@johnvanzyl2960 You say that like fighting for social justice is an insult. One prominent social justice warrior comes to mind, and his name was Jesus.

[@eliannafreely5725]

A tragic irony of her being denied the chance to grow up in her native hunter gatherer culture is how much she would end up needing those skills.

[@Nyctophora]

Her endurance is to be admired, that's for sure, and her love for her son! I'm also glad the cat made it.

[@pickettywitchoriginal]

Resilience and a stoic nature made her a survivor. I hope her later husband was able love her as she deserved. Cheers lad good story as per 👍🏼

[@ForgottenLives]

My pleasure!

[@swedishpiggi]

wow what an amazing woman, i cried when i saw this story i cant belive how strong she was! Hugs from Sweden

[@lisadavenport476]

How many women today could survive like that? Her faith and motherly love kept her going. We are so spoiled 😩 and her 1st husband, how sick and evil some people can be! Grrrr

[@iciajay6891]

My mum survived hell. She thankfully lived to be 55. Her mother only made it to 38. I'm honored to be my mother's child.

[@pickettywitchoriginal]

Lisa Davenport we don’t know what we can endure and survive until we have to.Many women have it just as hard but in a different way. But lordy we ARE so spoiled you’re absolutely right flower 💜

[@jenniferpeters124]

@@iciajay6891 lm constantly amazed by how strong the human spirit can be.i have a dibilatng muscle dieseise and somehow I managed to buy my first home .I live alone and put my trust in god.i believe this woman's strength came from God and his goodness and finding an inerstrengh through him .

[@janetcw9808]

@@iciajay6891 I'm sorry to hear that your Mum had a horrible time. Thinking of you. Blessed Be Xxx 🙏🏼 ❤️ 🗺️ 🍀 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@Those.who.stay.silent.consent]

Not to be mean but you must live in a very privileged place to say "how many could survive like that , oh we are spoiled" No maa'm you must forget that there are other countries than the US or EU. My parents are from 2 different countries in Africa and I have seen worse than this story since the day I was born, including my parent's story and mine. My mom would go work physical jobs under the scorching Egyptian sun, shoeless , and carry more than twice her own weight in bricks, my mom is an extremely petite woman due to malnourishment. she would have to slowly climb very narrow unstable wooden rails to bring them to the workers who made the buildings, if one brick falls, she would be penalized, and have been beaten so many times by the contractors. I'll leave out the constant sexual harassment. I was 7, my youngest brother attached to my back with rags, and I would go to the giant open dumpsters to hunt for recyclables while wearing plastic flip flops. I have been bitten by Scorpios, my feet were stabbed by broken glass so many times, my poor 6 month old brother cooking under 140 degrees with nothing to protect him but meager pieces of clothes that we put together. We would eat once a day, often skip our only meal. Sometimes, My mom had nothing to give us when we were crying because our stomachs ached so much because of the lack of food, and she had to lie and pretend to go get something to eat, and would wait hidden until we fell asleep. she would cry to the point of loosing consciousness and people would have to carry her in our shack. She couldn't bare to hear her kids pleas for food. .. When she knew she had nothing to give them. she already went to the dumpsters, the market that tosses uneatable food and vegetables (which was our main source of food) wasn't there everyday, especially during hollidays... her last resort was to steal vegetables displayed outside, but the shopkeepers would shoo her away because of her rags and surely because they knew why she was there for. She would walk miles and miles and miles from shop keepers to the next to see if someone didn't drop an apple, some bread, anything. She was too proud to beg, even if it took blisters and bloody feet she would stay 6 hours outside after work to pick the maximum of food. Nice butchers will give her chicken skin and stuff like that. Sometimes nice shopkeepers would give her older stocks of vegetables or fruits. We had to carry water on our head and walk 15 minutes without dropping anything, and a bucket was our toilets . This wasn't in the 1950. This was in 1996 . Today I speak 8 languages fluently and I humbly think that I have good enough bases in English, I have my medical degree that I acquired in one of the highest ranked uni in the world, thanks to thr scholarship I won and my mom fought for. And I have the immense honor to be serving Médecins sans frontières aka Doctors without borders to give other kids back some of the luck I had. Materially we had nothing, but my mothers love makes me feel to this day that I had the most AMAZING childhood. Apart illnesses due to malnourishment, I carry nothing negative from my childhood. My mom is 62 now and in extremely bad health, and after a life of abuse , violence that started in her childhood, sexual assaults, vexations, racism, she still works hard to GIVE to others just like she did when we had nothing. She would still share the meager food she cooked with a neighbor, someone sleeping in our street. etc. I beg her to finally rest but she refuses, she want to help until her last day on earth, so less people have to go through what we and million of people like us have to go through, everyday. I have never ever ever heard her complain once, she never cried on her misfortune, only for us her kids, and for others who were in the same boat as us. She always says that she is the luckiest woman and mom, and her "little trying times" (like she calls them) were for something greater than her, and she thanks God everyday for them, and being still alive. A little peek into my life story to make you think. This isn't over, people's sufferings are far from over. if this story broke your heart, know that this happens EVERYDAY, and 100000 times worse, so you might want to drop some canned foods to your local food bank, or wire 10 bucks to action against hunger. If you are financially challenged, know that you can give your time to a lot of people who need to learn how to read, learn a trade, get some love they never received. Don't look down on those "illegal alliens" help them, those are the doctors, the teachers, fireman, nurses and humanitarians of tomorrow. My team is composed of 70% of kids who were like me. Black and brown kids born into places that were ransacked, used and abused and left into an calculated chaos. If you want and like our gold, coffee, cacao beans and resources, you should like our kids too ;) (I say "you" as in anybody who would read this message but hate immigrants and kids who try to survive and thrive) People still die of hunger in 2020 and this shouldn't be. Peace and blessings

[@freudvibes10]

I'm almost ashamed of my warm room, while listening to this story! 😬

[@dianew800]

Thanks for including info on Vic's survival.

[@ForgottenLives]

You bet!

[@nicolevarnam2290]

Awesome Video, but Sad Story❤Thanks for tellin Her Story

[@ForgottenLives]

Thanks for watching !

[@tabathagibson6314]

Really interesting story. What an amazing woman. It is pathetic people criticized her. They have no idea what happened for certain, unless she told them. It had to be hell trying to survive.

[@doberman1ism]

Wonderful historical facts. A woman of true courage and integrity. Black Jack had innate characteristic for survival. A mothers love is a ferocious determination. Thank you for sharing. I have shared this on my Facebook for all of my friends to see.

[@ForgottenLives]

Thanks! Glad to hear it :)

[@tinakeshner585]

This was a *WONDERFUL* story! I LOVED it! Thank you for telling us about this remarkable woman!

[@ForgottenLives]

Thanks for watching !

[@lizzie5973]

Ada's story is amazing and also not entirely unbelievable. The Inuit know how to survive in harsh arctic environments and even though she was raised by missionaries and essentially forced to forget traditions of her people, in the moment she needed it most, it came to her and supported her through those difficult two years.

[@getyourlife]

Great story!!!!! She was a warrior and heroine 🙏🏽💙

[@plattyppus]

Can we take a moment to breathe a sigh of relief that the cat survived that ordeal?

[@ElkeMB]

Thank you for another epic story! Amazing narration as always! Keep safe

[@nicoleperron3315]

Hi, hope you are having a lovely day!🌺💮🌼

[@ElkeMB]

@@nicoleperron3315 Hey Nicole! Sorry later reply; I did work till later today, then family calls... Now i'm relaxing relisten to FLives. Hope you're well! Take care🌻😍 Be safe!🙏

[@ForgottenLives]

Thanks for the support and for watching !

[@ElkeMB]

@@ForgottenLives It is a pleasure to support you! Btw: did relisten, and always do with yours others video also. Thank you!

[@ElkeMB]

This story was magnificent, in my opinion. Extraordinary woman. You did as always, a great job! Congrats on 33K! You will get the 40K soon! Then, the 100K! You deserve it! Thank you. Ads all good!👍

[@ForgottenLives]

Thanks !! Let's hope it doesn't take too long !

[@ElkeMB]

@@ForgottenLives Very welcome! Yes, very soon! You will see it. Thank you

[@carriemarsh1634]

What an interesting story and perfect for Mother’s Day. You always find the most intriguing characters to research and present to us. I value your in depth storytelling and always look forward to your next tale. Stay safe and healthy out there and we’ll see you in the next forgotten life.

[@ForgottenLives]

Thanks very much!!

[@mijiyoon5575]

Wow! what a tough brave woman...though she was afraid she was determined...she was cheated multiple times & that was wrong...probably happened b/c she was too shy to speak up for herself & nobody stepped up to help her...she was beautiful...I'm glad the cat *Victoria* made it out w/ Ada

[@janetcw9808]

Me too Xxx

[@suemiller9842]

What an amazing woman. Thank you. My thoughts about Viljalmur Stefansson and Harold Noice and their smear campaign: their greed and jealousy, are unprintable. Thanks for another great story, stay safe.

[@ForgottenLives]

Thanks for watching :)

[@Jj-ws3em]

Oh nvm

[@paddyeason9677]

Noice and Stefansson are definitely the ‘villains’ of Ada’s story. But closer examination reveals some interesting nuances. Noice was, mostly, a huge admirer of Ada. He wrote a long and detailed series of newspaper articles in which he details her ordeal, criticises the expedition for being woefully amateurish, and practically hero-worships Ada. The fact that Noice commercialised the story annoyed Stefansson hugely - he felt that Noice was treading on ground that he himself owned. Meanwhile Noice, who must have had some massive weakness of character, decided he could make some more newspaper money by turning against Ada and accusing her of practically murdering Lorne Knight. This about-turn is hard to believe, when you compare the two stories both printed under Noice’s name. Stefansson, in turn, had his ‘go’ at Ada’s story in his book ‘The Adventure of Wrangel Island’ (a curious title). In this book, he is actually highly complementary of Ada, and treats her pretty fairly. Unfortunately, off the page he was less kind, and did relatively little to help the poor woman who had been left emotionally devastated by the ‘adventure’ that Stefansson had thrown her into.

[@ddbears3686]

She was a hero in my eyes thank you. Xoxoxo....You know back in those days they were pretty much servants to men. She did more than all those dudes dead. Just saying

[@HypatiaMuse]

Another excellent video- I love discovering these stories of people I've never heard of, despite always having a love for history. The adventuring women's stories are especially fascinating.

[@ForgottenLives]

Thanks for watching ! :D

[@Rmo2332]

A mother’s love ❤️

[@brittanywells1840]

Thank you luv for upload,terrible travesty visited upon her after all she endured.Peace,love and light to you and yours ✌

[@orlandoajacques]

Your stories are always so well presented. I look forwarded to them. Thank you! Your work is appreciated.

[@ForgottenLives]

Thanks :)

[@brendawhitehead7575]

Wow! What an inspiring lady! It is very sad that she was so poorly mistreated by many men. Her story would make an excellent movie!

[@runsfromelk509]

This woman perfected many things in her time up north. Amazing Selfies being chief among them.

[@berenicewaters4096]

What such an amazing story ! Increible survival story in cold ,dark harsh , Siberian Island. Sad how such great stories of heroins go to oblivion !.

[@ForgottenLives]

:)

[@donnaroguski394]

Great upload. Thank you so much. Love all your videos. Hope your well.👋👏🏻❤️

[@ForgottenLives]

Thanks very much!!

[@rhondamoses9084]

Thanks for sharing this remarkable story of Survival, determination and success. In the most harshest conditions. 🤗

[@KrissyJay777]

This lady here is phenomenal 💜💜💜. She was blessed!

[@HighSpeedNoDrag]

Excellent Story and Presentation.

[@ForgottenLives]

Thanks :)

[@my-mysknitsaloon]

Hello Forgotten lives❣I looooove this story so much,I salute you for bringing her up from the dark and in to the light again. Ada was a great warrior! A brave women! A true survivor! So where is her memorial monument? Where is here statue? 🌟✊😘🦋

[@ForgottenLives]

Thanks !! I'm not too sure, I'm sure on the internet you could find it !

[@trj1442]

Great story. I love your channel. Keep at it and I'm pretty sure your subscriptions will soon go through the roof.

[@ForgottenLives]

Thanks!!! I hope so :)

[@kmkhare385]

Informative video depicting life of brave woman. Her life was struggleful & full of crisis. She over come it bravely.

[@tessabiggs2917]

Absolutely love your channel. The stories are great. And you’re a fantastic reader.

[@britneysbritannia4790]

Happy Mother's Day! Birthday Tomorrow! Thank you! 🖤

[@bettyjames4155]

Happy Birthday!

[@britneysbritannia4790]

@@bettyjames4155 Thank you 💝

[@suemiller9842]

Happy Birthday, stay safe.

[@britneysbritannia4790]

@@suemiller9842 thank you, you too 💝

[@ForgottenLives]

Hope you had a great birthday!!

[@worldtipper]

I know it's a cliche but I hope they make a movie out of her story. Boy what a story!

[@ForgottenLives]

Agreed!

[@janecarroll5728]

A brilliant account of a very brave and resourceful women. How sad she wasn't recompensed for all she did.

[@gailhandschuh1138]

I really like the Forgotten Lives series Thank You Stay Sage.

[@ForgottenLives]

Thanks :D

[@a1vky]

Great story. What a woman. RIP with her son xx

[@lovingmayberry307]

Hope Karma was not kind to her first husband, the coward, Jack Blackjack!

[@ehsanmokhtarabadi7005]

This story is kinda unique and different, thanks for covering it.

[@ladytron9188]

Never heard that story before.Very interesting and thanks for posting.😀👍

[@ForgottenLives]

My pleasure!!

[@andersonmarionjr.5251]

Beautiful story. Just beautiful.

[@berenicewaters4096]

Amazing story!

[@ForgottenLives]

:D

[@rosaleerich2090]

Thanks for sharing this story. How sad .. She overcame so many odds, to help her son. Only to have the person's renig on their promised wages. She deserved to be much better treated, and respected. 😢😭

[@bettyjames4155]

It's so sad the way Ada was treated. She deserved better out of life.

[@ForgottenLives]

Indeed!

[@Helga-iv4uf]

What a great story 💕🙏 amazing story of will and survival. I hope her story never gets forgotten 👍

[@alaskannakani]

I really enjoyed your video of Ada, thank you kindly.

[@donprice9050]

Thanks for this incredible story.

[@neebeeshaabookwayg6027]

thank you... wow, i had not seen this! ... just saw the other (newer) clip? i knew of her from books... thank you for this!!!

[@jvchavez789]

Wow, thank you for sharing..Her legacy needs to be told..

[@eileenbass952]

What a wonderful woman. A great story, thank you.

[@ForgottenLives]

Thanks for watching !

[@Stopthismadnessnow-t4l]

WOW! How do you find such interesting subjects? Thank you.

[@ForgottenLives]

Mainly recommendations, luckily :D

[@peter4Flags]

A good good soul 😢❤️

[@annstillwell730]

Awesome what a strong woman.

[@catjudo1]

Ada Blackjack is like Ellen Ripley and Victoria is like Jonsey! Her crew mates all died and after she gets back to civilization, she gets slandered. This must be the basis for Alien!

[@PushBacon]

your channel is very cool!!! I've been binge watching for days now hahaha

[@cottoncandy4486]

Another great stories. Poor woman though a tough life for sure

[@sinnmadikizela4292]

Wow... She was a brave woman, a mother's love is truly something else 💌

[@gailhandschuh1138]

Excellent as always.

[@deannilvalli6579]

I love this kind of documentary. Nicely done with limited visuals. Just one question- is there any info on whether the reason she did not bury this Knight character, was due to the frozen ground? Usually the ground at that latitude is too hard to allow digging. Such as on Svalbard.

[@YvetteArby]

Poor lady! She deserved so much better! May she Rest In Peace!

[@mrlaw711]

Great narrative of a very determined woman.

[@parkviewmo]

What a fascinating life! Thank you!

[@Davey-Boyd]

Wonderful story thank you!

[@primesspct2]

What an amazing woman, she certainly proved that all she needed was herself!

[@foxtail803]

Great story. Wonderful to hear a strong story about a very capable women It wind of been very difficult to bury person in a frozen land . That would of taken a lot of time energy.

[@JavierBonillaC]

I read the book Sometime ago and greatly enjoyed your summary, thank you

[@bessofhardwick9311]

Thanks for uploading this.

[@davidcopperfield-notthemag397]

"Snow Walker" is a great movie about Alaska survival. Better watch it!

[@cadillacdeville5828]

Thank-you as always 😊

[@ForgottenLives]

Thanks for watching!

[@jenniferlonnes7420]

Alaskan Native women are so underrepresented and unheralded in every way. Thanks for this story!

[@rocksteady4me]

She was really beautiful. I feel sad that she was out there alone for so long. I hate being alone so that really sticks out to me.

[@gordonstenson2708]

Ada Blackjack was a true woman in every sense who did not realize her strength, however her legacy is at the top of what men should bow too, I have read her life story and felt sad in what she went through. God we need more of this calibre of humans to guide us, I am a man and have read other connection's to this wonderful person.

[@christopherdrago]

There is a show here in the U.S. called Mysteries at the Museum that recently dramatized the story of Ada Blackjack. The show highlights items in the collections of museums to tell stories about those items or people connected to them. In this case, it was Ada's "pocket-calendar" (her expedition diary) which is in the rare book collection of the Dartmouth University Library in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. Their version of Ada's story is mostly like this video, but they did choose have a more triumphal tone, so they left out Stefansson's ill-treatment of Ada after her return.

[@jolube2448]

Bless her what an amazing woman

[@mshayashi]

I did't know about her until today...incredible woman.

[@ForgottenLives]

Agreed, it's one of my favorites, very fascinating!!

[@nicolaswaters4130]

Looking forward !!

[@dannettekey8375]

I really enjoyed the video. I am going to look for the book about this woman.

[@davidbagley1783]

What a beautiful story

[@YaMumsSpecialFriend]

Incredible survival story and also an incredibly sad life story.

[@neiltappenden1008]

She became a very good marksman

[@automationlerner9103]

Her auto biography was full of struggle I like that

[@dorseyann2611]

Our Native women are soooo beautiful.

[@mileshigh1321]

Ada was an incredible woman! She did what it took to survive and to get her son back! That Steffensen was a piece of crap! I wonder if Victoria survived and Ada brought her back? Thanks!

[@moremoneyfordreadnoughts1100]

The video says Vic was the only other survivor.

[@janetcw9808]

Yep. That Steffenson was indeed a turd.

[@TheJillybean13]

I recommend the children’s book “Island of the blue Dolphins” by Scott O’Dell. Jill in Nashville, TN. USA