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  • 2026-10-08
    People have occupied the Plains of North America for thousands of years. Here at Wanuskewin many archaeological features have been…
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    William Turgeon, a New Brunswick Acadian who studied in Quebec, was called to the bar there in 1902 but settled…
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    Born in Perth, Ontario, Motherwell moved to Abernethy as a young man. For the rest of his life he worked…
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    The English River Anglican mission was originally established at Lac La Ronge by James Settee, later one of the first…
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    Constructed in 1911, this building is typical of the post offices that were erected by the Department of Public Works…
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    Born in Ontario, "Jimmy" Gardiner became one of the most successful and powerful politicians in western Canada. He first entered…
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    This English Métis leader founded the Isbister Métis settlement (Prince Albert), where he and his spouse Margaret Bear established a…
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    Born at Prescott, Upper Canada, James Morrow Walsh was appointed a Superintendent of the North-West Mounted Police in 1873. He…
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    Trader and pioneer settler of Willow Bunch, where he opened a post in 1880, Jean-Louis Légaré, a native of Quebec,…
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    A charismatic orator, John Diefenbaker served as Canada's 13th prime minister from 1957 to 1963. Born in Ontario and raised…