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St. Vital Roman Catholic Church

Built in 1883, St. Vital is the oldest Catholic church in Saskatchewan.


Game Bag

This game bag, used to carry pelts of small mammals, is made from woven rawhide, known as babiche, and smoked caribou hide


Métis Violin

A family heirloom set people dancing for nearly two hundred years.


From Chert to Chateaux

Archaeological digs reveal a wealth of treasures.


Gentlemen Spies

The two young British dandies seemed wildly out of place in the Columbia District of 1845. Seemingly on holiday, they were in fact preparing for war.


Cultural Manoeuvres

Open Book: The book Symbols of Canada presents stories about the pasts and possible futures of symbols.


The Writings of David Thompson, Volume 2

Open Book: An excerpt from the adventures of David Thompson in the Northwest between 1807 and 1812.


Northern Exposures

Who created The Beaver’s immense photographic collection?


Intrepid adventurer

Open Book: As Mark Bourrie makes clear in his latest book Bush Runner, Pierre-Esprit Radisson was much more than an explorer and a trader.


Water Ways

From flimsy skin boats, to graceful canoes, to powerful steamboats, vessels of one kind or another have carried people over the waterways of Canada's West.