Fort of Refuge, Prince Albert, March 31, 1885
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Sketch of the Fort of Refuge built by the citizens of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan to protect themselves during the Northwest Resistance.
Historical note:
Fort Pelly was located at the Indian Elbow of the Assiniboine River located eight miles south-west of the site of the present village of Pelly. Fort Pelly was built in 1824 by the Hudson's Bay Company. The high palisade fence that surrounded the Fort in 1872 has been replaced by a plank fence in this photo.Highlights model of care which improves access, care, costs, local needs, and improves population's health status. Chapter four from Setting the Agenda for Change, vol. 2, which is also vol. 2 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series. Originally presented at the Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2002.
A paper read before the Society on the evening of November 25th, 1886.
Anthropology Thesis (PhD) -- Charles Darwin University, 2013.