Events

1885 - Timeline of Important Dates 

  • March 26: Battle of Duck Lake
  • March 27: Fort Carlton abandoned
  • March 29: "Siege" of Battleford
  • April 2: Frog Lake Massacre
  • April 13: "Siege" of Fort Pitt
  • April 24: Battle of Fish Creek/Tourond's Coulee
  • May 2: Battle at Poundmaker Hill (aka Battle of Cut Knife Hill)
  • May 9: Battle of Batoche
  • May 15: Louis Riel surrenders; transported to Regina for trial
  • May 26: Poundmaker surrenders
  • May 28: Battle of Frenchman Butte
  • June 3: Battle at Steele Narrows/Loon Lake
  • July 29: Trial of Louis Riel begins
  • October 5-10: Trial of 7 in Battleford
  • November 16: Louis Riel's Hanging
  • November 27: Hangings at Fort Battleford

2010 EVENTS CALENDAR - updated September 5, 2010

September 7-9: 1885 All Nations Gathering
Come hear stories that have never been heard before.  Storytelling, workshops, free trade zone, nightly shows and much more honoring the Trails of 1885 and Metis Week. 
Prince Albert Exhibition (outdoor site), Prince Albert SK
Ph: (306) 764-3431
www.princealberttourism.com
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September 7-9: 1885 Indigeneous Cultural Olympics
Come help celebrate our ancestors by keeping the traditional games of the fur trading days alive.  Special commemorative 1885 medallions awarded to the champions of each event.
12:30-2:30pm daily
Prince Albert Exhibition Centre, Prince Albert SK
Ph: (306) 764-3431
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September 25-26SK Archaeological Society 29th Annual Bus Tour of Battlefords and Cut Knife Area
Follow some of the well known and perhaps more of the lesser known events of the 1885 Northwest Resistance. The majority of the trip will focus on the Battlefords region of Saskatchewan. 
Ph: (306) 664-4124
 

2010 PAST EVENTS
April 23:  "A Gathering at Tourond's Coulee" - Tourond's Coulee/Fish Creek National Historic Site  www.pc.gc.ca/eng/lhn-nhs/sk/tourond/index.aspx
April 27: Original Humboldt Speaker Series - The North-West Rebellion 125 Years Later - Humboldt www.humboldtmuseum.ca
May 4: Original Humboldt Speaker Series - History of Original Humboldt - Humboldt SK www.humboldtmuseum.ca
May 11: Original Humboldt Speaker Series - Archaeological Discoveries at Original Humboldt - Humboldt SK  www.humboldtmuseum.ca
May 15: Commemoration Ceremony Honoring Metis Soldiers at The Battle of Batoche - St Antoine du Padu Cemetery, Batoche SK
June 1-5: History in the Hills - Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park, Elkwater AB  http://www.mhhs.ca/FNMI%20Education.php
June 2: The 1885 Rebellion - 125 Years Later at Cut Knife - Cut Knife Elks Theatre, Cut Knife SK
June 5: Community Launch of Prince Albert's Joining the Trails of 1885 -  Prince Albert SK  www.princealberttourism.com
June 7: The Hills are Alive Historic Red River Cart Trek - Fort Walsh National Historic Site in Cypress Hills Provincial Park, SK
June 18: Commemoration of the Original Humboldt Dominion Telegraph Station - Humboldt SK  www.humboldtmuseum.ca
June 18: The Trial of Louis Riel - Humboldt SK  www.humboldtmuseum.ca
June 18: Red Cross Flag Re-Dedication - Batoche National Historic Site, Batoche SK  www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/sk/batoche.aspx
June 19: National Aboriginal Day Celebrations - 13km South of Smoky Lake AB  www.metiscrossing.com
June 20: National Aboriginal Day Celebrations - Fort Carlton Provincial Park, SK  ww.tpcs.gov.sk.ca/FortCarlton
June 21: National Aboriginal Day Celebrations - Batoche National Historic Site, Batoche SK  www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/sk/batoche.aspx
June 21: National Aboriginal Day Celebrations - Duck Lake Regional Interpretive Centre, Duck Lake SK  www.dlric.org
June 22: I Knew Two Metis Women and The Metis: A Visual History Book Launch - Central Urban Metis Federation Inc., Saskatoon SK
June 25: 125th Commemoration Ceremony - Duck Lake Regional Interpretive Centre, Duck Lake, SK  www.dlric.org
June 25: Commemorative Cabaret - Duck Lake SK  www.dlric.org
June 26: Commemoration Music Festival - Duck Lake SK  www.dlric.org
June 27th - "The Trial of Louis Riel"  - Belle-A-Drome, Duck Lake SK  www.rielcoproductions.com
June 28-July 4: Poundmaker Cree Nation 125th Commemoration - Poundmaker Cree Nation, Cutknife SK
July 1: Fort Carlton Provincial Park 200th Birthday Celebration - Fort Carlton Provincial Park  www.tpcs.gov.sk.ca/FortCarlton
July 1: RCMP Sunset Ceremony - "Depot" Division, Regina SK  www.rcmpheritagecentre.com
July 2: Re-enactment “Battle at Poundmaker Hill” - Poundmaker Cree Nation (west of Fort Battleford, SK)
July 2–4: Fransaskois Festival - Batoche SK  www.backtobatoche.ca
July 3: The Story of the Saskatoon Field Hospital - The Marr Residence, Saskatoon SK  www.meewasin.com/education/marr/
July 4: Special Lecture - RCMP Heritage Centre, Regina SK  www.rcmpheritagecentre.com
July 4: RCMP Academy Open House - "Depot" Division, Regina SK  www.rcmpheritagecentre.com
July 5: The Fort Walsh & Fort Battl­eford Experience - RCMP Heritage Centre, Regina SK  www.rcmpheritagecentre.com
July 5: Special Lecture on Cypress Hills Massacre - RCMP Heritage Centre, Regina SK  www.rcmpheritagecentre.com
July 6: Special Lecture on the Old Fort Trail - RCMP Heritage Centre, Regina SK  www.rcmpheritagecentre.com
July 6: Sunset Retreat Ceremony Celebrating "Depot's" 125th Anniversary - "Depot" Division, Regina SK  www.rcmpheritagecentre.com
July 10: Discover the East Village - Batoche National Historic Site, Batoche SK  www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/sk/batoche.aspx
July 10: Fort Pitt Provincial Park Re-dedication Ceremony - Fort Pitt Provincial Park  www.tpcs.gov.sk.ca/FortPitt
July 14-16: The Trial of Louis Riel - Mackenzie Art Gallery, Regina SK  www.rielcoproductions.com
July 17: "Discover the East Village" - Batoche National Historic Site, Batoche SK  www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/sk/batoche.aspx
July 17: Parks Day - Batoche National Historic Site, Batoche SK  www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/sk/batoche.aspx
July 18: Celebrating “Fur Trading Days” - Fort Carlton Provincial Park, SK  www.tpcs.gov.sk.ca/FortCarlton
July 17: Saskatchewan Landing Metis Day - Saskatchewan Landing, SK
July 21-23: The Trial of Louis Riel - Mackenzie Art Gallery, Regina SK  www.rielcoproductions.com                      July 18–25: “Back to Batoche” Days - Back to Batoche grounds, Batoche SK  www.backtobatoche.ca
July 24-25:  Metis Crossing Music Jamboree - Located along the North Saskatchewan River - 13km South of Smoky Lake AB  www.metiscrossing.com
July 28-30: The Trial of Louis Riel - Mackenzie Art Gallery, Regina SK  www.rielcoproductions.com
July 30: I Knew Louis Riel - a reading by John Huston - The Marr Residence, 326 11th Street East, Saskatoon SK
www.meewasin.com/education/marr/
July 31: "Discover the East Village"  - Batoche National Historic Site, Batoche SK  www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/sk/batoche.aspx
August 1: Trading Reenactment with Gordon Tootoosis - Fort Carlton Provincial Park  www.tpcs.gov.sk.ca/FortCarlton
August 3: RCMP Sunset Ceremony - "Depot" Division, 5600 11th Avenue, Regina SK  www.rcmpheritagecentre.com
August 7: "Discover the East Village" -Batoche National Historic Site, Batoche SK  www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/sk/batoche.aspx
August 8: Fiddles, Pipes & Drums - Fort Carlton Provincial Park  www.tpcs.gov.sk.ca/FortCarlton
August 8:  Frenchman Butte "1885" Museum Day - Frenchamn Butte, SK  www.frenchmanbuttemuseum.ca
August 10: RCMP Sunset Ceremony - "Depot" Division, 5600 11th Avenue, Regina SK  www.rcmpheritagecentre.com
August 14: "Discover the East Village" - Batoche National Historic Site, Batoche SK  www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/sk/batoche.aspx
August 14: The “Siege of Battleford” - Fort Battleford National Historic Site, Battleford SK  www.pc.gc.ca/eng/lhn-nhs/sk/battleford/index.aspx
August 14: Poundmaker Historic wagon trek & ride to Fort Battleford
August 17: RCMP Sunset Ceremony - "Depot" Division, 5600 11th Avenue, Regina SK  www.rcmpheritagecentre.com
August 21: "Discover the East Village" - Batoche National Historic Site, Batoche SK  www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/sk/batoche.aspx
August 28-29:  Metis Crossing Voyage 2010 - Located along the North Saskatchewan River - 13km South of Smoky Lake AB www.metiscrossing.com
August 29-September 4: Sam Steele Scouts re-enactment ride - www.frenchmanbuttemuseum.ca or www.tpcs.gov.sk.ca/fortpitt
September 3: Steele Scouts arrive at Fort Pitt
September 4: Steele Scouts 1885 Dinner and Dance - Frenchman Butte SK  www.frenchmanbuttemuseum.ca
September 4: Candles, Stars & Stories - Fort Carlton Provincial Park SK  www.tpcs.gov.sk.ca/FortCarlton
September 5: Batoche 1885 - 2010 - The Marr Residence, 326 11th Street East, Saskatoon SK 

 

   

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