Petropar Camp
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"Petropar Camp, Maury Point, Weatherall Bay, Melville Island", [NU].
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Robinson Lyndhurst Wadmore, who was born in England in 1855, entered the Canadian forces as a lieutenant in 1883 and served with the Royal Canadian Regiment during the Northwest Resistance of 1885. Wadmore became a colonel in 1910. He died in Victoria, BC, in 1915.Historical note:
Robinson Lyndhurst Wadmore, who was born in England in 1855, entered the Canadian forces as a lieutenant in 1883 and served with the Royal Canadian Regiment during the Northwest Resistance of 1885. Wadmore became a colonel in 1910. He died in Victoria, BC, in 1915.Historical note:
Historical note:
A zareba is an encampment used as a base of attack and defense.Historical note:
A zareba is a stockade made of bushes: an outdoor enclosure, especially one made of thorn bushes and used as protection around a campsite or village.Historical note:
Prof. Zenon Pohorecky was an anthropologist and head of the University of Saskatchewan's Dept. of Anthropology and Archaeology. He became an expert on North American Indian Rock Art and worked on behalf of Saskatchewan's Aboriginal causes.