Adolphus Ross and William Bird. These two men paddled Christina Bateman and Annie McKay's canoe for three days during their 1919 journey from Prince Albert to La Ronge, Sk.
Picture of group posing outside the Anglican Church in La Ronge, SK. Description reads: "Rev. Hines, minister and in charge of nearby Mission School for Indian Children." Taken during trip of Christina Bateman and Annie McKay to La Ronge, 1919.
Anglican Church at Stanley Mission. This is the original steeple in 1919. Later it was considered unsafe and a new one was put up. This is the oldest building as of 2007 still standing in Saskatchewan. Taken during the journey of Christina Bateman and Annie McKay from Prince Albert to La Ronge, SK in 1919.
Side view of the Anglican Church at Stanley Mission (see also S-B581 and S-B583). This is the oldest building as of 2007 still standing in Saskatchewan. Taken during the journey of Christina Bateman and Annie McKay from Prince Albert to La Ronge, SK in 1919.
Front view of the Anglican Church at Stanley Mission (see also S-B581 and S-B582). This is the oldest building as of 2007 still standing in Saskatchewan. Taken during the journey of Christina Bateman and Annie McKay from Prince Albert to La Ronge, SK in 1919.
Image of a group of boys in school uniform posing for the camera at the All Saints Residential School at Lac La Ronge. Summer scene; trees in background.
A photo of several Cree boys in front of the old Anglican Mission school at La Ronge in August 1919. This school was destroyed by fire in March 1920 and a new one built. Taken during the journey of Christina Bateman and Annie McKay from Prince Albert to La Ronge, SK in 1919.
Cree man loads over portage. Angus McKay on the right. Taken during the journey of Christina Bateman and Annie McKay from Prince Albert to La Ronge, SK in 1919.
A group photo of Cree women and children at La Ronge. Taken during the journey of Christina Bateman and Annie McKay from Prince Albert to La Ronge, SK in 1919.
A photo of the girl's dormitory of the old Anglican Mission school at La Ronge in August 1919. This school was destroyed by fire in March 1920 and a new one built. Taken during the journey of Christina Bateman and Annie McKay from Prince Albert to La Ronge, SK in 1919.
A photo of a group of Cree women and children along the street at La Ronge. Taken during the journey of Christina Bateman and Annie McKay from Prince Albert to La Ronge, SK in 1919.
Image of Aboriginal children and youth seated in two canoes to cross a body of water to attend school. Older male youth in foreground pushing a canoe off shore; children and supplies in canoe.
Angus McKay (right) helps a man hauling freight adjust his pack sack. Taken during the journey of Christina Bateman and Annie McKay from Prince Albert to La Ronge, SK in 1919.
Mr. Angus McKay's house (squared timber) at Lac la Ronge. Photographed by Annie McKay and Christina Bateman during their journey from Prince Albert to La Ronge, Saskatchewan in 1919.
The old McKay School at La Ronge, Saskatchewan. On the back of the photo is written "First Residential School built at Lac la Ronge by the Venerable Archdeacon Mackay and the late James Brown a native Clergyman, who was the first Principal of the School. This School was burned in January 1920."
The history of La Ronge, Saskatchewan, is detailed from pre-contact to the arrival of Jean Etienne Waden, first European in the La Ronge area, to present-day businesses, schools and churches in the town; numerous photographs.
Patricia Carriere uses moose hair to create works of art. Her method is known as moose-hair tufting and is a traditional aboriginal art form. Two pictures: one of Patricia Carriere working her craft, one example of her artwork.
A photo of people outside the Anglican Church at La Ronge. Taken during the journey of Christina Bateman and Annie McKay from Prince Albert to La Ronge, SK in 1919.
People standing on rocks. The figures on the right are likely the McKay family, with Angus McKay holding up a fish. To the left are some Cree men, apparently working with a sail. Taken during the journey of Christina Bateman and Annie McKay from Prince Albert to La Ronge, SK in 1919.
A woman (Annie McKay?) and unidentified man with a kitten in front of a tent. Photograph taken during the journey of Christina Bateman and Annie McKay from Prince Albert to La Ronge, SK in 1919.
Photograph of buildings, including teepee at Stanley Hudson's Bay post from across lake. Also visible is a man and canoes on the shore. Trip of Christina Bateman and Annie McKay to La Ronge, 1919.
Photograph of group of indigenous women with young infants and children standing in a field in foreground. Visible in background is Stanley Mission Church (Anglican) built in 1850s by Rev. Hunt. Trip of Christina Bateman and Annie McKay to La Ronge, 1919.
Interior view of Stanley Mission Church to the rear of the building. Image shows pews and stained glass window. Trip of Christina Bateman and Annie McKay to La Ronge, 1919.
A photograph taken during the trip of Annie McKay and Christina Bateman from Prince Albert to La Ronge, Saskatchewan in 1919. Unidentified members of the party resting near an unnamed lake in north-central Saskatchewan.
A photo of an unidentified woman in Angus McKay's garden at La Ronge. Taken during the journey of Christina Bateman and Annie McKay from Prince Albert to La Ronge, SK in 1919.