"Swing Up the Dead" for Burial at Fish Creek, 1885
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Image of soldier preparing [a body] for burial after the battle of Fish Creek.
Excerpt contains overview about teaching Indigenous topics, and lesson one on Métis culture.
Historical note:
Prince Albert's municipal history began in 1885, with the election of the Honourable Thomas McKay as mayor; it was also the year that the community was incorporated as a town.Lists significant dates from 1811 to November 16, 1885.
Recommended for Grade 10 Social Studies.
Chapter 8 from Flashback Canada by J. Bradley Cruxton and W. Doug Wilson.
Can be used in conjunction with Spy Mission: The Trouble at Red River.
Historical note:
Photo taken on February 25, 1927 at U of S Campus.Translation of L'espace de Louis Goulet.
Historical note:
This photograph is part of a collection of images used by Reg Taylor of the Saskatoon Star Phoenix in an article he wrote which featured William Bleasdell Cameron, a survivor of the so-called Frog Lake Massacre, 2 April 1885.