Fort Walsh to Wood Mountain: The NWMP Trail

In cooperation with Benchmark Press, The Rural History and Culture Association published Wood Mountain to Fort Walsh: The North-West Mounted Police Trail as the legacy aspect of the Celebrate the NWMP Trail festivals held in the summer of 2009. The book is 104 pages and features an eclectic collection of 14 articles about the significance of the NWMP Trail to the First Nations, Métis and pioneer societies of what is now south west Saskatchewan.  The book includes the following contributions:

“History, Memory and the NWMP Trail” by Mike Fedyk

“Life at Fort Walsh” (Photo Essay)

“Oceti Sakowin Oyate: The People of the Seven Fires” by Mike Fedyk

“Wood Mountain – The Trail,” by Thelma Poirier

“James Walsh of the North-West Mounted Police,” by Brian Porter

“Fort Walsh to Wood Mountain: The NWMP Trail” by Garrett Wilson

“Wood Mountain and the Trail” by Thelma Poirier

“The People of McCord and Mankota and the Trail,” by Audrey J. Wilson

“Jimmy Thomson” by Garrett Wilson

“Aspdin’s Story” by Ken Mitchell

“Tatanka Iyotate and Canadian National Identity” by Mike Fedyk

“Spirits of the Trail” by Ken Mitchell

“Everett Baker of Shaunavon” by the Grand Couteau Heritage and Cultural Centre

“A Long, Long Trail A-Winding” by Everett Baker

“Finding the NWMP Trail” by Finn Andersen

Plus an eight-page colour section featuring  taken by Everett Baker documenting the marking of the NWMP Trail in the 1950s and 60s.

All profits from the sale of Fort Walsh to Wood Mountain go towards the  Friends of the NWMP Trail program, which is operated by the Saskatchewan History and Folklore Society (SHFS).  The Friends of the NWMP Trail maintain, repair and replace the historic markers placed on the Trail by Everett Baker, the first president of the SHFS.

The book retails at $14.95 and copies are available by contacting the SHFS at:

Saskatchewan History and Folklore Society

1860 Lorne Street

Regina, Saskatchewan

S4P 2L7

Ph: 1-800-919-9437

E-mail: shfs.fa@sasktel.net