First Shell into Batoche, May 9, 1885
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Image of cannon fire during the battle of Batoche. A fence is visible in foreground; horses, men and smoke seen in background.
Highlights Gerald Okanee, lead singer of Saskatchewan's Big Bear Singers, who shares his knowledge about the drum and how the beat pits the powwow dancer's style against that of the the drummer's, sometimes "bucking off" the dancer.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.19.