Pioneers of Rupert's Land
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| Database ID | 27589 | |
| Institution | Saskatchewan Archives Board | |
| File/Item Reference | G107 | |
| Date of creation | 1914 | |
| Physical description/extent | 1 folder; 1 mm of textual records | |
| Number of images | 16 | |
| Scope and content | Papers written by the Pioneers of Rupert's Land Executive Committee regarding who they were and there claims regarding rights. The Pioneers of Rupert's Land was an advocacy and commemorative organization composed of the white settlers (and some of there descendants) of Rupert's Land who resided there prior to the transfer to Canada in 1870. These papers discuss their scrip claims, and problems with receiving what they regarded as promised to them under the Manitoba and Northwest Territories acts. Includes some discussion of Metis scrip in relation as well. Also includes discussion of the Selkirk colony, Hudson's Bay Company, and the transfer to Canada. | |
| Restrictions on access | There are no restrictions on access. | |
| Contributer | Pioneers of Rupert's Land | |
| Copyright holder | Unknown | |
| Copyright expiry date | Unknown | |
| Type | Archival | |
| Primary Media | Textual documents | |
| Specific document types | Articles | |
| Language of material | English | |
| Place | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada | |
| Treaty boundaries | Canada -- National | |
| Cultural region | Plains Subarctic Canada -- National International | |
| Names | Bannatyne, A.G.B. Cochran, Thomas Lacombe, Albert, 1827-1916 (Father) Laurier, Sir Wilfrid, 1841-1919 (Prime Minister) Lord Selkirk MacDougall, George McKay, Dr. William Morrison McLean, John (Bishop) McRae, Duncan Meighen, Arthur Nisbet, James Pioneers of Rupert's Land Roblin, Sir Rodmond Stewart, James | |
| Subject | Early European Settlers Scrip Land Claims Metis -- History Missions and Missionaries Scrip Land Claims Hudson's Bay Company | |
| Date Range(s) | 1860-1869 1870-1879 1910-1919 | |
| Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/27589
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