Origin of naming of Frenchman River - Correspondence. - 1955.
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| Database ID | 25149 | |
| Institution | University of Saskatchewan Libraries Special Collections | |
| Fonds/Collection | Canadiana Pamphlets Collection | |
| Series | XLVIII | |
| File/Item Reference | XLVIII-34a-Origin (Box 47) | |
| Date of creation | 1955 | |
| Physical description/extent | 1 folder; 4 pages of textual records | |
| Number of images | 4 | |
| Historical note | The Frenchman River rises in Cypress Lake and is fed by streams flowing off the southern flank of the Cypress Hills. It flows eastward across southwestern Saskatchewan before turning south across the 49th Parallel and into the Milk River in northern Montana. The origin of the name is uncertain but both Métis and Francophone settlers occupied the region in the early 1900s. The origin of the name is uncertain but both Métis and Francophone settlers occupied the region in the early 1900s. The Frenchman River is known locally as the Whitemud River, after the white clays common to the area. | |
| Scope and content | Correspondence between the principal of Val-Marie School and the University of Saskatchewan Archives relating to the etymology of the Frenchman River in Saskatchewan. Included is an typed excerpt of a journal written by the explorer Louis-Joseph Gaultier de La Vérendrye. | |
| Restrictions on access | There are no restrictions on access. | |
| Copyright holder | Unknown | |
| Copyright expiry date | Unknown | |
| Other terms governing use and reproduction | Responsibility regarding questions of copyright that may arise in the use of any images is assumed by the researcher. | |
| Type | Archival | |
| Primary Media | Textual documents | |
| Specific document types | Correspondence Diaries | |
| Provenance Access Point | University of Saskatchewan Library. Canadiana Pamphlets Collection | |
| Other notes | Item from Special Collection Pamphlets file [Forts and trails.] Correspondence and clippings, 1949-1956. | |
| Place | Val-Marie, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| Treaty boundaries | Treaty 4 | |
| Cultural region | Plains | |
| Names | de La Vérendrye, Louis-Joseph Gaultier Macoun, John Saint-Sylva, Sister | |
| Subject | Exploration Geography | |
| Date Range(s) | 1650-1749 1860-1869 1950-1959 | |
| Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/25149
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