Aboriginal History Unit: Research Results:
Northern Travel Routes
The rivers and lakes of northern Saskatchewan are the traditional highways of the north. In fact, one could develop a hierarchy of routes, with the Churchill River being the ancient equivalent of the Trans-Canada Highway and other routes being equivalent to provincial highways, grid roads and back trails. Dr. Margaret G. Hanna has most recently been involved with research into two travel routes connecting the Churchill River with other regions as recorded both archaeologically and in the oral tradition. The first connects Black Bear Island Lake through the Six Portages route southeast to Lac la Ronge; the second connects Stanley Mission on the Churchill to Brabant Lake about 100 km northeast. Check out the Archaeology, 2001 (Stanley Mission) Report from the Field for a detailed description of Dr. Hanna's research at Stanley Mission.
Stanley Mission
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