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- Pemerintahan Sementara Saskatchewan
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- Batoche, Saskatchewan
- Battle of Batoche
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- MĂ©tis
- Saskatoon
- Fish Creek (Saskatchewan)
- Carlton Trail
- Bell of Batoche
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Batoche, Saskatchewan, which lies between
Prince Albert and Saskatoon, was the site of the historic Battle of Batoche during the North-West Rebellion of 1885. The battle resulted in the defeat of Louis Riel and his MĂ©tis forces by Major General Frederick Middleton and his Northwest Field Force. Batoche was then a small village of some 500 residents. The site has since become depopulated and now has few residents. The 1885 church building and a few other historic buildings have been preserved, and the site is a National Historic Site.
History
The MĂ©tis settlement of Batoche (named after Xavier Letendre dit Batoche) was established in 1872. By 1885 it numbered 500 people. The MĂ©tis of the area settled on river lots, and the community contained several stores as well as the Roman Catholic Church of St. Antoine de Padoue at the time of the Rebellion. Batoche was the de facto capital of Riel's Provisional Government of Saskatchewan.
Batoche is a Southbranch Settlement. It is situated mainly along the east bank of the South Saskatchewan River between St. Laurent and Fish Creek. This area is part of the aspen parkland biome.
This community consisted mostly of Francophones and Roman Catholics.
Batoche National Historic Site
Batoche was declared a National Historic Site in 1923. The visitor centre features a multimedia presentation about the history of the community and its inhabitants. There are several restored buildings with costumed interpreters who depict the lifestyles of the MĂ©tis of Batoche between 1860 and 1900. The sites include a North-West Mounted Police encampment, a church and rectory complex, and a farm home. The sites are set at different locations around the community. The complex is open from mid-May through mid-September.
In popular culture
In 1989, Ralph D. Witten's short story "Batoche" was read on CBC Radio by Wendell Smith
See also
List of communities in Saskatchewan
Bell of Batoche
North-West Rebellion
Louis Riel
Gabriel Dumont
References
Further reading
Barnholden, Michael. (2009). Circumstances Alter Photographs: Captain James Peters' Reports from the War of 1885. Vancouver, BC: Talonbooks. ISBN 978-0-88922-621-0.
Dumont, Gabriel. Gabriel Dumont Speaks. Talonbooks, 2009. ISBN 978-0-88922-625-8.
Payment, Diane p. (2009). The Free People - Li Gens Libres University of Calgary Press. ISBN 978-1-55238-239-4.
External links
Batoche National Historic Site of Canada