Waiser - Saskatchewan: a New History - Ranching
| Database ID | 32260 | |
| Institution | University of Saskatchewan Archives | |
| Fonds/Collection | Bill Waiser fonds | |
| Series | MG192_SIII | |
| File/Item Reference | MG192_SIII-Ranching (Box 28) | |
| Date of creation | 199? | |
| Physical description/extent | 1 file; 1 cm | |
| Number of images | 1 | |
| Historical note | Dr. Waiser recieved provincial and university funding to write a new provincial history to coincide with the Provincial Centennial in 2005. The book was aimed at appealing to a popular audience while offering graduate students experience in historical research. When completed it was presented as a gift to the province from the University of Saskatchewan. | |
| Scope and content | The file contains working files for the book Saskatchewan: a new history, specifically dealing with ranching. Included with materials pertaining to Aboriginal peoples are: handwritten notes on recipe cards dealing with trader Jean-Louis Legare's friendship and provisioning of Sitting Bull during his stay in Canada; handwritten notes on recipe cards dealing with the Nekaneet Reserve in southwestern Saskatchewan; a copy of an article entitled "Jean-Louis Legare: Founder of Willow Bunch" (no author given, web source http://www.quantumlynx.com/fts/musee/promme14.htm ); a set of research notes on recipe cards discussing the "Diary fo Mrs. Robert Hancock" including a short section entitled "Interaction with Indians"; an excerpt from a community history book entitled "Our Pioneers" on Maple Creek, Saskatchewan with some discussion of historic Aboriginal usage of the Cypress Hills area; a summary report on the "Debden History Project" (2001) including a section on the old Green Lake-Carlton Trail. | |
| 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 | |
| Specific document types | Articles Reports Field notes | |
| Provenance Access Point | Waiser, William Andrew, 1953 - . (historian) | |
| Place | Cypress Hills, Saskatchewan, Canada Maple Creek, Saskatchewan, Canada Wood Mountain, Saskatchewan, Canada Willow Bunch, Saskatchewan, Canada Debden, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| Treaty boundaries | Treaty 4 Canada -- National International | |
| Cultural region | Plains Canada -- National International | |
| Names | Hancock, Winnifred, 1875-1963 Legare, Jean Louis, 1841-1918 Nekaneet Cree Nation Sitting Bull, 1831-1890 (Chief) Ta-tanka-i-yotank takwanÄw kÄ-apit Waiser, William Andrew (Bill) | |
| Subject | Community Histories Northwest Resistance Reserves Early European Settlers Agriculture Metis -- Communities Metis -- History Indigenous Relations Indigenous Peoples General Metis Ranching Cree Lakota (Sioux) Metis - Scouts | |
| Date Range(s) | 1870-1879 1990-1999 | |
| Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/32260
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