From the Bush to the Village in Northern Saskatchewan: Contrasting CCF Community Development Projects

• Published in: Journal of the Canadian Historical Association
• Main Author: Quiring, David M.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: The Canadian Historical Association/La Société historique du Canada 2006
• Subjects: envir; geo; Canada; Cole Bay; Kinoosao; Reindeer Lake
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.7202/016106ar; http://id.erudit.org/iderudit/016106ar

The election of the CCF in 1944 brought rapid change for the residents of northern Saskatchewan. CCF initiatives included encouraging northern aboriginals to trade their semi-nomadic lifestyles for lives in urban settings. The establishment of Kinoosao on Reindeer Lake provides an example of how CCF...