Saskatchewan Golden Jubilee Committee Minute Book [Includes 1885 Uprising Documents]
| Database ID | 28822 | |
| Institution | Prince Albert Historical Society | |
| Fonds/Collection | PAHS Archives collection | |
| Series | 76 | |
| File/Item Reference | 76-102 | |
| Date of creation | n.d. | |
| Physical description/extent | 1 file; 2 cm | |
| Number of images | 1 | |
| Scope and content | File contains a variety of materials relating to the Northwest Uprising of 1885, and the commemoration of Saskatchewan's Golden Jubilee (1905-1955). Included amongst the uprising papers are several lists of participants from the Prince Albert area, including members of the Prince Albert Home Guard (entrusted with defending the settlement and stockade), the Prince Albert Volunteers (who served and bore the brunt of the fighting at Duck Lake), and the North West Mounted Police stationed at Prince Albert. Includes lists of casualties from the Battle of Duck Lake. File also includes correspondence regarding the organization of a reunion for 1885 veterans, and copies of a hand written statement by Mr. Moses Bremner, a Metis soldier who fought for Dumont's forces at Fish Creek recounting his experience of the battle there, the Battle of Batoche, and its aftermath. File also includes a handwritten copy of "the story of the North West Rebellion as told by Mrs. Andrew Goodfellow, Mrs. M.C. Davis, and Mrs. J.M. Coombes" early Prince Albert settlers. File also contains a handwritten declaration by early Prince Albert settler Charles Morton who discusses the uprising of 1885. File also includes an excerpt from Major General Middleton's report on the Battle of Batoche. File also includes an excerpt from the Toronto Globe desribing the system of rifle pits designed to defend Batoche during the uprising. File also includes minutes from meetings of the Saskatchewan Golden Jubilee Committee (1905-1955) in Prince Albert. | |
| Restrictions on access | None. | |
| 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 | |
| Provenance Access Point | PAHS Archives | |
| Place | Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada Duck Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada St. Louis, Saskatchewan, Canada Fish Creek, Saskatchewan, Canada Batoche, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| Treaty boundaries | Treaty 6 No treaty Canada -- National | |
| Cultural region | Plains Subarctic Canada -- National | |
| Names | Beddome, John Bremner, Moses Clarke, Lawrence, 1832-1890 (HBC Factor, MLA) Fiddler, Peter Fisher, Alexander McKay Family McKay, Angus McKay, Joseph, 1856-1938 (Gentleman Joe) McKay, Thomas, 1849-1924 (Mayor, MLA) Pocha, Joe Prince Albert Home Guard Prince Albert Volunteers | |
| Subject | Northwest Resistance Warfare Northwest Resistance -- Biographies Early European Settlers Metis -- Communities Metis -- History Metis Metis Nation Community Histories Royal Canadian Mounted Police Metis - Scouts Cree | |
| Date Range(s) | 1880-1889 1930-1939 1950-1959 | |
| Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/28822
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