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This year, 2004, marks the 125th Anniversary of this historic event and a special commemoratory ceremony will be held July 2, 2004, beginning at 1:00 PM.
As part of this event, Fort Walsh National Historic Site of Canada invited school-aged children throughout southern Saskatchewan and Alberta to participate in its first annual Poster Challenge.
BELOW ARE THIS YEAR'S WINNING ENTRIES -
CLICK ON THUMBNAIL FOR A LARGER VIEW OF POSTER.
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GRADE 4-6 CATEGORY: "North West Mounted Police: Peacekeepers, Indian Agents & Law Enforcers" |
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FIRST PLACE --Jacob Lendvoy
Age 10 Grade 4
Lindale School in Moose Jaw, Sask.
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SECOND PLACE --Devon Anderson
Age 12 Grade 6
Margaret Wooding School in Redcliff, Alta.
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GRADE 7-9 CATEGORY: "Westward Expansion: A Meeting of Two Cultures" |
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First Place--Kara Nickel
Age 12 Grade 7
Ecole Massey School in Regina, Sask |
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Second Place--James Waldner
Age 15 Grade 9
Biggar Central School in
Biggar, Sask.
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We received no entries in the Grade K-3 category: "People of the Plains:
The Aboriginal Way of Life" or the Grade 10-12 category: "Treaties, Police
& The Indian Act".
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FORT WALSH NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE
Poster Challenge
For more information on next year's poster challenge, or to inquire about school programming or other visitor services offered at Fort Walsh, please call the site at (306) 662-3590 and ask to speak with Glenda Parsonage.
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