Camp 'B' Battery, Prince Albert
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Image of members of Camp ‘B’ Battery, Prince Albert; posts and pegs in foreground, men and tents in background.
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Discussion on the early writings by Aboriginal authors and the lack of Aboriginal fiction and poetry in the sixties.
Historical note:
The Rocky Mountain Rangers, under Captain Stewart, and the Moose Mountain Scouts, under Captain White, were also put in commission for service during the 1885 Resistance.Historical note:
On 2 May 1885 Lieutenant Colonel William Otter was defeated by Poundmaker's war chief Fine-Day at the Battle of Cut Knife near Battleford, SK. A flying column of Canadian militia and army regulars was defeated by Poundmaker despite their use of a Gatling gun.