Coming Spring 2010!
From Benchmark Publishing, A Long Trail A Winding: Wood Mountain to Fort Walsh. As the legacy aspect of the Celebrate the NWMP Trail festivals held in the summer of 2009, this book will include the following articles:
“There’s A Long, Long Trail A-Winding,” a never before published article by Everett Baker about the marking of the NWMP Trail
“The North-West Mounted Police Trail: Wood Mountain to Fort Walsh” by Garrett Wilson
“Spirits of the Trail,” by Ken Mitchell
“Wood Mountain – The Trail,” by Thelma Poirier
“James Walsh of the North-West Mounted Police,” by Brian Porter
“Telling the Stories of the NWMP Trail,” by Mike Fedyk
“The Legacies of Everett Baker” by The Grand Coteau Heritage & Cultural Centre
“The People of McCord and Mankota and the Trail,” by Audrey J. Wilson
Plus the book will include an eight-page colour section featuring never-before published photographs taken by Everett Baker documenting the marking of the NWMP Trail in the 1950s and 60s.
More information will be available soon!!
The Rural History and Culture Association of Saskatchewan
Formally established in 2006, the Rural History and Culture Association (RHCA) is a grassroots, non-partisan, non-profit organization. It champions, organizes and facilitates historical re-enactments, commemorations and celebrations and develops multi-media and on-line resources that encourage interest in, and support for, the study of history. The RHCA proposes that history is about telling stories that provide the meanings that are central to all forms of human identity. As such history should not be limited to experts with formalized training but should be an activity open to, and pursued by, everyone.
NWMP Trail – Highlights
Featured video for the month of January 2010
From July 1 to August 2, 2009, the Rural History and Culture Association in association with the Saskatchewan History and Folklore Society, Burning Sun Productions and six local partners staged six Celebrate the NWMP Trail festivals. Each festival included a drama re-telling the story of NWMP Officer James Walsh and Sioux Chief Sitting Bull as well as historical presentations, First Nations cultural performances and concerts from Saskatchewan singer/songwriters. This video features highlights from each festival. You can view the entire RHCA video library on our Youtube site.