Industrial School Lands

 
Database ID24531
InstitutionSaskatchewan Archives Board
Fonds/CollectionDepartment of the Interior, Dominion Lands Branch
SeriesE.1
File/Item ReferenceE.1-DLB-102210-103538-103589 (Box 4)
Date of creation1885-1886
Physical description/extent3 folders; 1.2 cm
Number of images1
Scope and content3 files of correspondence regarding related to acreage and buildings set aside for "an Industrial institution for Indian children" in the Battleford area. Coordinates and negotiations outlined. (Land originally set apart for government buildings.) Mention of agricultural-based curriculum. Brief mention of Metis.
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Copyright holderPublic domain
Copyright expiry datePublic domain
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TypeArchival
Primary MediaTextual documents
Specific document typesCorrespondence
Provenance Access PointDepartment of the Interior, Dominion Lands Branch
PlaceBattleford, Saskatchewan, Canada
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Treaty boundariesTreaty 6
Cultural regionPlains
Subarctic
NamesBurgess, A.M.
Dewdney, Edgar, 1835-1916 (MP, Minister)
Greenway, J.W.
Nash, E. A,
Robinson, F. J
Thompson, S.W,
SubjectChildren
Education
Schools
Community Life
Family life
Agriculture
Government departments
Cree
Assiniboine
Date Range(s)1880-1889
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