100 Years and Looking Good
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Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 6, no. 4, April 1976, p. 41
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Mathew Charles, long-time resident of Lac La Ronge, celebrates with family.
Author tests the readers' knowledge about noteworthy Aboriginal women in Canada.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.33.
Historical overview of Willow Cree Chief Kamiscowesit's (or Beardy's) role in the North West Resistance and the negotiations of Treaty 6. Alternate spellings include: Kamayistowesit, Kamdyistowesit.
Historical note:
Robinson Lyndhurst Wadmore, who was born in England in 1855, entered the Canadian forces as a lieutenant in 1883 and served with the Royal Canadian Regiment during the Northwest Resistance of 1885. Wadmore became a colonel in 1910. He died in Victoria, BC, in 1955.Excerpt from an essay that examines the themes in Maria Campbell's Halfbreed.