Frenchman Butte

 
Database ID27382
InstitutionSaskatchewan Archives Board
Fonds/CollectionFrenchman Butte
File/Item ReferenceY-F-249.2
Date of creation1985
Physical description/extent1 book; 4.5 cm of textual records
Number of images1
Scope and contentThis file contains one copy of the book: Fort Pitt History Unfolding, 1829-1985. It is a history of the Hudson Bay Post Fort Pitt, and the school districts of White Eagle, Harlan, Frenchman Butte, Rock Bottom, Onion Lake, and Fort Pitt. There is an excellent section of oral history interviews with Aboriginal elders, transcribed by Edgar Mapletoft and J. G. MacDonald.
Restrictions on accessThere are no restrictions on access.
ContributerMapletoft, Edgar
Christensen, Deanna
Copyright holderFort Pitt Historical Society, 1985
TypePublished
Primary MediaTextual documents
Specific document typesBooks
Provenance Access PointFrenchman Butte
Language of materialEnglish
PlaceFrog Lake, Alberta, Canada
Onion Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada
Fort Pitt, Saskatchewan, Canada
Treaty boundariesTreaty 6
Cultural regionPlains
NamesBig Bear, ca. 1828-1889 (Chief)
Canepotatoe, Jimmy
Chief, Jimmy
Dufresne, Francis
Hall, William
kā-papāmahcahkwēw
Mann, George
McLean, Alexander
McLean, William
mistahi-maskwa
Ricard, Felix
Seekascootch
Stanley, George
Wandering Spirit, 1845-1885
Whitstone, Monica
SubjectCulture -- Literature/ Storytelling
Northwest Resistance
Hudson's Bay Company
Early European Settlers
Settlements -- Outposts
Government officials -- Indian Agent
Frog Lake Massacre
Date Range(s)1980-1989
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