Father Fafard and the Fort Pitt Mission
| Database ID | 27588 | |
| Institution | Saskatchewan Archives Board | |
| Fonds/Collection | Allen Ronaghan fonds | |
| File/Item Reference | A902 | |
| Date of creation | 1998 | |
| Physical description/extent | 1 folder; 1 cm of textual records | |
| Number of images | 1 | |
| Historical note | Unpublished manuscript by historian Allen Ronaghan. | |
| Scope and content | Some biographical data on Father Leon-Adelard Fafard and the Fort Pitt Roman Catholic Mission. Fafard is generally known as one of the victims killed at Frog Lake in 1885. The short biography includes information about the establishment of the mission at Fort Pitt, relations with the local Cree and Metis people, and plans to develop a Catholic school in the area which was never enacted. | |
| Restrictions on access | There are no restrictions on access. | |
| Contributer | Ronaghan, Allen (author) | |
| Copyright holder | Unknown | |
| Copyright expiry date | Unknown | |
| Type | Archival | |
| Primary Media | Textual documents | |
| Specific document types | Articles | |
| Provenance Access Point | Ronaghan, Allen | |
| Place | Fort Pitt, Saskatchewan, Canada Frog Lake, Alberta, Canada Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada St. Albert, Alberta, Canada | |
| Treaty boundaries | Treaty 6 Canada -- National | |
| Cultural region | Plains Canada -- National | |
| Names | Fafard, Leon-Adelard, 1850-1885 (Father, Frog Lake massacre victim) Father Doucet Grandin, Vital Justin, 1829-1902, (Bishop) Lestanc, Jean (Father) McKay, William McLean, John (Bishop) Sweetgrass Weekaskookwasayin wihkÄsko-kÄ«sÄyin Wikaskokiseyin, Abraham | |
| Subject | Churches -- Roman Catholic Missions and Missionaries Education -- Western Community Life Community Histories Religion -- Christianity Treaty -- Treaty 6 Northwest Resistance -- Biographies Hudson's Bay Company Metis -- History Forts Churches -- Anglican Cree Blackfoot Confederacy - Siksika (Blackfoot proper) | |
| Date Range(s) | 1860-1869 1870-1879 1880-1889 | |
| Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/27588
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