North West Rebellion - Prince Albert - Poem.
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| Database ID | 31924 | |
| Institution | Prince Albert Historical Society | |
| Fonds/Collection | PAHS Archives collection | |
| Series | Subject Files series | |
| File/Item Reference | Subject Files series-SF34b (Subject Files series) | |
| Date of creation | 1885 | |
| Physical description/extent | 1 folder; .5 mm | |
| Number of images | 4 | |
| Scope and content | This file contains a handwritten poem by James L. Robertson titled North West Rebellion / No. 2. March 19th, Â85. The poem describes the gathering that led to the Prince Albert Volunteer force and includes various names of the Volunteers. Robertson writes of the impending battle against the Sioux at Duck Lake, Saskatchewan and wishes the volunteers well. The letter was donated to the Prince Albert Historical Society Museum by Fred M. Henderson of Victoria, BC in 1979. | |
| 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 | |
| Provenance Access Point | PAHS Archives | |
| Place | Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada Duck Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| Treaty boundaries | Treaty 6 | |
| Cultural region | Plains Subarctic | |
| Names | Clarke, Lawrence Henderson, Fred M. McKay, Thomas, 1849-1924 (Mayor, MLA) Moore, Captain Morton, John Riel, Louis, 1844-1885 Robertson, James L. | |
| Subject | Northwest Resistance Culture -- Literature/ Storytelling Events Poetry Sioux - unspecified Dakota/Lakota/Nakota | |
| Date Range(s) | 1880-1889 | |
| Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/31924
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