THE RURAL HISTORY & CULTURE ASSOCIATION
OF SASKATCHEWAN

The Saskatchewan Council of Archives and Archivists (SCAA) in planning another action-packed week of activities to celebrate Archives Week in Saskatchewan, which runs from February 1 to February 7, 2010.  Activities are being planned by archives in Saskatoon, Regina, Lloydminister, Humboldt, La Ronge, North Battleford and Rosetown. Events include archive open houses, film nights, celebrity readings, concerts and much more.  Information on all these exciting activities is on the SCAA website including dates and locations. It will be a terrific week and a great chance to highlight the important work of archives and archivists in Saskatchewan!

A story about the Celebrate the NWMP Trail festivals organized this summer by the Rural History and Culture Association is featured in the October-November 2009  issue of The Beaver: Canada’s National History Magazine.  This is the second article highlighting RHCA programs in The Beaver this year. The RHCA was also mentioned in a column by Christopher Moore in the April-May edition.  The Beaver has also included a story about the NWMP Trail events on their website, which includes a slide show featuring a number of photographs from the festivals.

Trail riders at NWMP Trail markers near Fort Walsh

Thirty-four pictures taken at the six Celebrate the NWMP Trail events held in south-west Saskatchewan between July 1 and August 2, 2009, have been added to the Rural History and Culture Association’s Flickr site and can be viewed there.  The pictures include every aspect of the six events including “Spirits of the Trail,” the dramatic re-telling of the story of the friendship between James Walsh of the North-West Mounted Police and Sioux Chieftain Sitting Bull. Other pictures feature First Nations performances and Saskatchewan singer/songwriters.

Pictures of the T-Rex Discovery Centre in Eastend and the Eastend Historical Museum have also been added to the Museum section of the RHCA Flickr site.

A video of the highlights of the Celebrate the NWMP Trail events is currently being produced and should be posted to Youtube sometime in September.