Steele Narrows / A Saskatchewan Historic Site - Booklet. - 1965.
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| Database ID | 25643 | |
| Institution | University of Saskatchewan Libraries Special Collections | |
| Fonds/Collection | Canadiana Pamphlets Collection | |
| Series | XLVIII | |
| File/Item Reference | XLVIII-182-Steele (Box 49) | |
| Date of creation | 1965 | |
| Physical description/extent | 1 pamphlet; 11 pages of textual records | |
| Number of images | 11 | |
| Historical note | The Battle of Loon Lake concluded the Northwest Resistance on 3 June 3 and was the last battle ever fought on Canadian soil. Led by Major Sam Steele, a force of North-West Mounted Police, Alberta Mounted Rifles and Steele's Scouts (a body of mounted militia raised by Steele himself) caught up with and dispersed a band of Plains Cree warriors and their white and Métis hostages. Cree scouts made a determined stand with what was left of their ammunition, but the body of the Cree column, realizing the hopelessness of their situation, released their prisoners and fled. Wandering Spirit, the war chief leading the Cree military campaign, surrendered to authorities at Fort Pitt. Big Bear, the aging peacetime chief of this band of Cree, eluded capture until July 2.The Battle of Loon Lake is commemorated today by interpretive signs placed by the Government of Saskatchewan and a plaque placed by the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada. The place is today known as 'Steele Narrows'. | |
| Scope and content | Pamphlet contains an account of the battle at Loon Lake, SK, the final battle of the Northwest Resistance. | |
| Contributer | Arthur Stabler (author) Saskatchewan Diamond Jubilee & Canada Centennial Corporation (author) | |
| Copyright holder | Saskatchewan Diamond Jubilee & Canada Centennial Corporation | |
| 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 | Published | |
| Primary Media | Textual documents | |
| Specific document types | Pamphlets | |
| Provenance Access Point | University of Saskatchewan Library. Canadiana Pamphlets Collection | |
| Other notes | This account was written by Arthur Stabler, a resident of the Steele Narrows, SK area, and was originally published in the Western Producer. | |
| Place | Loon Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| Treaty boundaries | Treaty 6 | |
| Cultural region | Plains | |
| Names | Big Bear, ca. 1828-1889 (Chief) kÄ-papÄmahcahkwÄw Little Poplar mistahi-maskwa Stabler, Arthur Strange, Thomas Bland, 1831-1925 (General) The Western Producer Wandering Spirit, 1845-1885 | |
| Subject | Chiefs Crown Lands Culture Hudson's Bay Company Law Enforcement -- NWMP Metis -- History Northwest Resistance Aboriginal Military Battle sites Steele, Major Sam | |
| Date Range(s) | 1880-1889 1960-1969 | |
| Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/25643
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