Map of Methy Portage Region
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| Database ID | 24455 | |
| Institution | University of Saskatchewan Archives | |
| Fonds/Collection | Institute for Northern Studies fonds | |
| File/Item Reference | INS-843 (INS Photos 841-Misc.) | |
| Date of creation | 10 October 1972 | |
| Physical description/extent | 1 photograph; b&w; 19 cm x 16 cm 1 negative; b&w; 3.5 cm x 5 cm | |
| Number of images | 1 | |
| Historical note | The site of the Northwest Company's La Loche House was located by Don Steer during an archaeological survey in the vicinity of Methy Portage, SK. At the time of discovery, no documentation had come to light as to the presence of a fur trading establishment in the locality. The post was tentatively designated a Free Traders' post in the last 18th century. However, in the spring of 1972, after extensive examination of the Hudson's Bay Company records in Ottawa, the writer found certain short excerpts relating to the post. The information, though limited, sufficed to date the time of occupation to ca. 1789-1791 and identified the post as belonging to the Northwest Company. Archaeological excavations have supported this information. The name, La Loche House, was given to the site by Steer. Until the present Methy Portage archaeological investigations took place, no extensive Historic Sites archaeology had been carried out in the northern forest regions of Saskatchewan. | |
| Scope and content | On information card: Map of the Methy Portage region with the location of the historic sites found and excavated by Don Steer in the 1971-1972 season. Methy Portage, SK. | |
| Restrictions on access | There are no restrictions on access. | |
| Contributer | Steer, Don | |
| Copyright holder | University of Saskatchewan | |
| Copyright expiry date | Unknown | |
| Other terms governing use and reproduction | Responsibility regarding questions of copyright that may arise in the use of any images is assumed by the researcher. | |
| Type | Archival | |
| Primary Media | Photographs | |
| Provenance Access Point | University of Saskatchewan. Institute for Northern Studies | |
| Place | La Loche, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| Treaty boundaries | Treaty 8 | |
| Cultural region | Plains | |
| Names | Hudson's Bay Company Steer, Don | |
| Subject | Archaeology Community Life Hudson's Bay Company Scientific Research Forts Fur Trade Archaeology - Sites | |
| Date Range(s) | 1970-1979 | |
| Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/24455
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