Pamphlet produced by the Great War Veterans' Association, Saskatchewan Command. A year book for the years 1921-1922. Contents include various messages from prominent members of the Association, memorials, a list of branch committees, and songs. ...
A detailed history and guide to Fort Pitt Historic Park, located near present-day Lloydminster, Saskatchewan. Fort Pitt was an important scene of battle during the Northwest Resistance of 1885.
This letter is from the Florence Kirk collection at the University of Regina Archives and Special Collections. Kirk spent 18 years teaching English at Ginling College in Nanking (Nanjing), China. In Nanjing Kirk was witness to both the Japanese...
aboriginal war veterans - political influence World War II - native war veterans - Saskatchewan aboriginal peoples - social status aboriginal rights movement
It has been accepted in the historical discourse that a direct link existed between the participation of Aboriginal people in the Second World War and a new political consciousness of Aboriginal people in Canada generally, and Saskatchewan...
Pamphlet produced by the Saskatoon Football Association. A Memorial to the Footballers Who Fell in the Great World War, 1914-1918. The unveiling and dedication of the memorial took place on Wednesday, 8th June, 1921, at 2:00 PM. The pamphlet...
Pamphlet of the Prgramme of Thanksgiving Services to be held in Canadian Churches on Sunday, February 14th, 1915 in Commemoration of the Hundred Years of Peace between the British Empire and the United States of America. The 20 page pamphlet...
Convention program for the Canadian Association of Social Studies and the Saskatchewan Council of Social Studies Teachers, held in Saskatoon, SK. The convention focus is on Batoche and the Northwest Resistance, with guest speakers including Grant...
This report summarizes the comments which interested parties made to Parks Canada as to the future planning and development of Batoche National Historic Park
Article relating to the Northwest Resistance battlefield of Batoche, SK as a national historic site, with a photograph of St. Antoine de Padoue Church.
This report outlines how Parks Canada intends to protect and present the important historical and cultural resources of Batoche National Historic Park. Includes photographs of various buildings at Batoche between 1880-1915. Note that it is issued...
An article on the history of the Queen's Own Rifles, beginning in 1860 with the founding of the regiment. The regiment's involvement in conflicts of the 1800s, such as the Fenian raids, the Red River Resistance and the Northwest Resistance, is...
Folder of clippings relating to the 50th anniversary of the Northwest Resistance. All clippings from the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix except where noted. Clippings glued to paper: 1. Almighty Voice's Prison; 2. Poundmaker's Surrender Highlight of...
Gerald Willoughby's book describes his arrival from England to Saskatoon in 1883, and he was among Saskatoon's first citizens. His peaceful dealings with Louis Riel and various chiefs are detailed, particularly those with Chief Whitecap. Willoughby...
Typescript of a sketch of the formation of provincial governance in the North West Territories. Includes a brief mention of an ordinance for Protection of the Buffalo, and of 'the issue of Scrip to the Halfbreeds of the Territories'.
Excerpts from the magazine Christmas in Regina, from 1919. The magazine refers to the Christmas of 1919 as "the Peace Christmas", and celebrated in part the end of World War I. Relevant articles include: The Christmas of Peace; Greetings from...
The report describes the war as "a war not of economics but of ideologies." As such, it includes a definition of democracy, as well as an analysis of the importance of social programs and a plan of action for the achievement to those ends....
Report of the Second Annual Meeting of the Saskatoon council for War Auxiliary Services. The Council sought to provide for and meet the needs of the "men of the Services." The meeting included reports from the Secretary, President, Treasurer, and...
A pamphlet objecting to the charges laid against twelve individuals who were involved in a demonstrations opposing the Vietnam War at Sheldon-Williams Collegiate in Regina, Saskatchewan. The demonstration took place on May 14, 1970. Also included...
