A set of 102 photos of Mary Eninew showing the making of birch syrup. In the spring when the sap begins to rise it is time to make birch syrup. Winter cabins are small and cramped and families often move out to a spring camp. The men and older boys would go hunting for fresh meat around the shore in a canoe, bringing back ducks, grouse, and small animals. The women and children would enjoy the freedom of being outside as they gathered birch sap and made syrup. The syrup will be a delicious treat on hot bannock!
Three images of Mistusenni rock, now under water at Diefenbaker Lake. Mistusenni, a 400 ton glacial erratic, 14 feet high, 79 feet in circumference, was sacred to the Cree and Plains Indians. Attempts to remove the rock failed. Fragments were used to construct a monument for historic site marker near Elbow. QC 3692 2 shows Zenon Pohorecki on left, QC 3692 3 shows Zenon Pohorecki on left, Wally Stambuck, third from left and other men.
Saskatchewan History, vol. 18, no. 3, Autumn, 1965, pp. 81-88
Description
A description of the origins of different place names, including several adapted from Indigenous language names or their translations to English or French: Nipawin, Kinistino, Saskatoon, Wascana and others.
Entire issue on one pdf file, scroll to page 81.