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.
An edited collection of correspondence published in the Ayrshire Post, and written by William Gibson, a Scottish farmer settled in the Wolseley, SK area. Letters discuss the day-to-day life of farming in the area and describe Gibson’s interactions with the nearby Nêhiyawak (Cree) people. Entire issue on one pdf file, scroll to page 98.
Includes text and images.