Saskatchewan Reference

Saskatchewan Reference
Name	Saskatchewan Reference
Official name	Saskatchewan Reference
Settlement type	Reference work
Subdivision type	Country
Subdivision name	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan Reference is a compiled reference work and directory oriented to the province of Saskatchewan in Canada. It consolidates data, documents, and citations used by researchers, librarians, archivists, policymakers, journalists, and legal practitioners associated with institutions such as the University of Saskatchewan, University of Regina, Saskatchewan Archives Board, Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, and municipal governments including Regina, Saskatchewan and Saskatoon. The compilation cross-references materials from federal bodies like Statistics Canada, judicial sources such as the Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan, and cultural organizations including the Royal Saskatchewan Museum and the Saskatchewan Arts Board.

Overview

The work functions as an authoritative index linking archival collections from the Saskatchewan Archives Board and holdings at the University of Saskatchewan Library with published publications from presses like the University of Regina Press and the Canadian Plains Research Center. It references legal instruments issued by the Government of Saskatchewan and federal statutes from Parliament of Canada, while cataloguing materials related to Indigenous nations such as the Cree, Saulteaux, Dene, Dakelh, and Métis Nation—Saskatchewan. Major urban centres indexed include Regina, Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Moose Jaw, and Estevan, Saskatchewan. The index links to major events like the North-West Rebellion, the Saskatchewan Room Centennial, and policy initiatives such as the Saskatchewan Land Bank Act.

Historical Development

The reference traces archival strands from early exploration by figures associated with the Hudson's Bay Company and the North West Company through settlement waves tied to the Canadian Pacific Railway and the National Policy. It documents treaties including Treaty 4, Treaty 6, Treaty 8, Treaty 10 and interactions with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police during the North-West Rebellion. It records political movements involving the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool, the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, leaders such as Tommy Douglas, William John Patterson, T.C. Douglas, and later premiers including Brad Wall and Roy Romanow. The development section indexes social movements such as the Women's Canadian Club, labour actions linked to the United Farmers of Canada (Saskatchewan Section), and crises like the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression.

Legal and Administrative Framework

Entries map provincial legislation like the Statutes of Saskatchewan, case law from the Court of Queen's Bench of Saskatchewan, and constitutional matters tied to the Constitution Act, 1867 and the Constitution Act, 1982. Administrative references include records from the Saskatchewan Legislative Library, municipal bylaws from Regina, Saskatchewan City Council and Saskatoon City Council, and regulatory agencies such as the Saskatchewan Workers' Compensation Board and the Saskatchewan Health Authority. The compilation cross-references federal-provincial disputes found in decisions involving the Supreme Court of Canada and instruments like the Natural Resources Transfer Agreement, 1930. It indexes royal commissions such as the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples and provincial inquiries including the Public Inquiry into the Sioux Lookout Hospital.

Geographic and Demographic Information

Geographic entries include physiographic features like the Saskatchewan River, Qu'Appelle Valley, South Saskatchewan River, Nelson River basin, and landscapes such as the Canadian Prairies and the Cypress Hills. Urban and rural place names indexed cover Regina, Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Yorkton, Moose Jaw, North Battleford, and Indigenous communities including La Ronge and Patuanak. Demographic datasets are drawn from Statistics Canada censuses, municipal censuses, and studies by the Saskatchewan Institute of Public Policy. The reference includes mapping resources from Natural Resources Canada and historical cartography such as the Mackenzie River maps and explorers' journals associated with Henry Kelsey and Alexander Mackenzie.

Economic and Resource References

The compilation indexes agriculture references related to the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool, grain elevators, canola industry records, and organizations like Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation. It covers energy and mining entries tied to the Athabasca Basin, Cameco, Nutrien predecessors, the Saskatchewan Ministry of Energy and Resources, and projects involving oil in Drumheller-adjacent formations and the Lloydminster region. Transportation and infrastructure entries include the Canadian National Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway, regional airports such as Regina International Airport and Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport, and highways like Saskatchewan Highway 11. Economic policy and cooperative movements reference actors like the Saskatchewan Trade and Export Partnership and historic bodies such as the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool.

Cultural and Educational Institutions

Cultural indexing covers institutions including the Royal Saskatchewan Museum, MacKenzie Art Gallery, Saskatchewan Science Centre, and performing arts venues like the Conexus Arts Centre and the Regina Symphony Orchestra. Educational listings span the University of Saskatchewan, University of Regina, Saskatchewan Polytechnic, and historic normal schools such as the Regina Normal School. The reference cross-links literary and artistic figures including Thomas Osborne Davis (poet), E.J. Pratt, Robert Kroetsch, Lorna Crozier, and modern artists represented by galleries like the Remai Modern. It catalogs festivals such as Regina Folk Festival and Saskatoon Fringe Festival, broadcasting outlets including CBC Saskatchewan and CJME, and public museums like the Western Development Museum.

Category:Reference works about Saskatchewan