Sakitawak (Île-à-la-Crosse) is one of the oldest villages in Saskatchewan and its name is derived from Cree for “the place where the rivers meet.” At almost 250 years old, it is a space where Indigenous and European settlers came together to create a rich Métis society. Due to its valuable geography as an intersection of three prominent rivers, many Indigenous peoples in Northern Saskatchewan have roots in Sakitawak.
Read MoreThese two photos are of Wilmar Shingoose and his brother Walter Mindy chariot racing in the late 1980’s in Yorkton. Chariot and chuckwagon racing have been part of the family for years.
Read MoreMy relatives were part of the Chinese who immigrated to Saskatchewan between 1911 and 1921. According to Alison Marshall’s book Cultivating Connections: The Making of Chinese Prairie Canada, the population of the province grew at this time from 492,432 to 757,510. By 1921, the Chinese population was double the number in Manitoba.
Read More1963 was a record year for attending lively and colourful Ukrainian weddings at the Rainbow Hall in Canora and the Burgis Beach Hall, Good Spirit Lake, just two miles from our family farm. That summer our family took in a wedding every single Saturday for more than two months – 9 in all!
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