Île-à-la-Crosse
| Île-à-la-Crosse Sakitawak (Cree name) |
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| Coordinates: 55°27′N 107°53′W / 55.450°N 107.883°WCoordinates: 55°27′N 107°53′W / 55.450°N 107.883°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Established | 1776 |
| incorporated Village | 1846 |
| Government | |
| • Type | municipal |
| • Mayor | Duane Favel |
| • Administrator | Diane McCallum |
| • MLA Athabasca | Buckley Belanger |
| • MP Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River | Rob Clarke |
| Area | |
| • Total | 23.84 km2 (9.20 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,365[1] |
| Metis settlement | |
| Time zone | CST |
| • Summer (DST) | CST (UTC) |
| Postal code | S0M 1C0 |
| Area code(s) | 306 |
| Highways | Churchill River, Hwy 155, Hwy 908 |
| Website | http://www.sakitawak.ca/ |
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| Official name: Île-à-la-Crosse National Historic Site of Canada | |
| Designated: | 1954 |
The village of Île-à-la-Crosse is located in the boreal forest of north west Saskatchewan. Situated on a peninsula on the western shore of Lac Île-à-la-Crosse it is accessed by Highway 908 off of Highway 155.
The Cree name for Île-à-la-Crosse is Sakittawak which means "the place where the river flows out".
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History [edit]
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Île-à-la-Crosse is the second oldest community in Saskatchewan, Canada,[7] being established in 1846 as a Roman Catholic mission by Alexandre-Antonin Taché, but as a fur trading post in 1779 by the Hudson's Bay Company.[8] It has a rich history being connected to the Churchill River, Beaver River and Canoe River systems. Therefore, almost every explorer in western Canada has been through Île-à-la-Crosse. Île-à-la-Crosse celebrated its bi-centennial in 1976. [9]
The sister of Louis Riel, Marguerite Marie Riel, is buried in this area.[10]
For geography and fur trade history see Lac Île-à-la-Crosse.
The site was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1954.[11]
Demographics [edit]
The population of this northern village was 1,365 in 2011. Most are Métis people descendants of French, Scottish, Scandinavian and Cree settlers.[12]
In the 2006 census 1,240 or 93% of the residents identified themselves as Aboriginal.
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Education [edit]
Ile-a-la-Crosse has two schools Rossignol Elementary Community School (Pre-K to Grade 6) designed by architect Douglas Cardinal and Rossignol High School (Grade 7-12) located in the Ile-a-la-Crosse Integrated Services Centre a large complex which also includes a hospital, a daycare, senior's care and offices. The schools are within the Ile-a-la-Crosse School Division No. 112.[15]
See also [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ "Canada Census 2011 (community profiles)". Retrieved 2012-10-16.
- ^ "GeoNames Query -Île-à-la-Crosse : Query Record Details". Government of Canada. Retrieved 2008-07-07.
- ^ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters
- ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, retrieved 2012-10-16
- ^ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency
- ^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line
- ^ "Île-à-la-Crosse". Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan. Canadian Plains Research Center, University of Regina. 2006. Retrieved 2013-02-13.
- ^ Adamson, Julia (16-Feb-2013). "Saskatchewan Roman Catholic Churches ~ Online Parish Registers ~ History". Saskatchewan Gen Web. Ancestry.com. Retrieved 02/16/2013.
- ^ "Sakitawak Bi-Centennial (Ile-A-La-Crosse 1776 - 1976)". Ile-A-La-Crosse Bi-Centennial Committee. January, 1977. Retrieved 2013-05-16.
- ^ "Riel, Sara (1848–83)". Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan. Canadian Plains Research Center, University of Regina. 2006. Retrieved 2013-02-13.
- ^ Île-à-la-Crosse. Directory of Federal Heritage Designations. Parks Canada. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
- ^ "Sakitawak - Community, History and People". Sakitawak Development Corporation. Retrieved 2008-07-07.
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2013-05-15.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. 2009-02-24. Retrieved 2013-05-15.
- ^ "Ile-a-la-Crosse School Division website". Retrieved 2013-05-18.
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