Batoche and the Northwest Revisited: A Century of Search and Development - Program. - 2-4 May 1985.
Database ID | 25216 | |
Institution | University of Saskatchewan Libraries Special Collections | |
Fonds/Collection | Canadiana Pamphlets Collection | |
Series | LXII | |
File/Item Reference | LXII-23a-BatocheAnd (Box 60) | |
Date of creation | 2-4 May 1985 | |
Physical description/extent | 1 program; 7 pages of textual material of textual records | |
Number of images | 7 | |
Historical note | Batoche, SK was the site of the historic Battle of Batoche during the Northwest Rebellion of 1885. The battle resulted in the defeat of Louis Riel and his Métis forces by Major General Frederick Middleton and his Northwest Field Force.The Métis settlement of Batoche (named after Xavier Letendre dit Batoche) was established in 1872. By 1885 it numbered 500 people. The Metis of the area settled on river lots, and the community contained several stores as well as the Roman Catholic Church of St. Antoine de Padoue at the time of the Rebellion. Batoche was the de-facto capital of Riel's Provisional Government of Saskatchewan.Batoche is a Southbranch Settlement. It is situated mainly along the east bank of the South Saskatchewan River between St. Laurent and Fish Creek, SK, NE of Saskatoon. | |
Scope and content | 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 MacEwan. | |
Contributer | Saskatchewan Council of Social Studies Teachers Canadian Association of Social Studies | |
Copyright holder | Saskatchewan Council of Social Studies Teachers / Canadian Association of Social Studies | |
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 | Published | |
Primary Media | Textual documents | |
Provenance Access Point | University of Saskatchewan Library. Canadiana Pamphlets Collection | |
Treaty boundaries | Treaty 6 | |
Cultural region | Plains | |
Names | Canadian Association of Social Studies Saskatchewan Council of Social Studies Teachers | |
Subject | Conventions/Conferences Education Northwest Resistance | |
Date Range(s) | 1880-1889 1980-1989 | |
Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/25216 |