Latest from Bill Waiser
History
Whither the bison: What happened to the Prairies' once-mighty herds?
Where did the bison go? How could so many disappear in a few decades?
Opinion
A case for commemorating Chief Big Bear: an early advocate for Indigenous rights
One of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's calls to action is that “the contributions of Aboriginal peoples to Canada’s history” must be recognized. One person stands out to historian Bill Waiser: the Plains Cree Chief Big Bear.
Northern Scottish isles workers played important role in Hudson's Bay Company expansion in Sask.
Even though Saskatchewan is a long way from Scotland's Orkney islands, there is a strong historical tie between the two places because of the Canadian fur trade. Many men from the Orkney islands found a career in the Hudson’s Bay Company in the latter half of the 1700s.
Opinion
Racism against immigrants is nothing new in Saskatchewan, it just looks a little different
Multiculturalism was never part of the original blueprint for Saskatchewan.
POINT OF VIEW | Many crucial WW II battles are all but forgotten. My father was wounded in one of them
Some battles that brought an end to the Second World War in Europe are largely forgotten, if even known. My father Ted took part in one of those battles in August 1944. Like many Canadian soldiers, he was lucky to have survived.
Opinion
Shuttering of provincial archive locations means 'fewer of our stories being told'
Archives are like a laboratory where patrons work with primary sources to unlock and decipher the past. The closure of the Saskatoon branch of the PAS will mean that the public will have less direct access to these historical records.
Opinion
'Opt-in' census clause will have 'unfortunate consequences'
Statistics Canada has just released new information about the Canadian workforce. It’s the last batch of aggregate data from the 2016 census. But when will the national spotlight shine on individual Canadians and their stories?
Opinion
Sask. gov't email fiasco a scandal that's going to get worse
There’s another government records horror story coming out of Regina these days. And the scary part is that it’s probably only going to get worse.
Opinion
Should Saskatchewan celebrate 2 birthdays?
Saskatchewan officially joined Confederation as a province 112 years ago (Sept. 4, 1905). It had been a long, at times acrimonious, struggle. But it was not over.
Opinion
Good reason to wonder whether history is in good shape in Saskatchewan
Now that Canada Day is over and the Canada 150 veneer is stripped away, Bill Waiser asks whether history is hurting in Saskatchewan, especially given recent provincial budget cuts.