Aug 23 In 1691, First Nations people in Saskatchewan allowed explorer Henry Kelsey to become the first white man to take part in an Indian buffalo hunt. The Hudson’s Bay Company employee was also the first white man to see the Prairies. While heralded as the first European explorer on the Canadian plains, modern historians note his journey was entirely Indigenous-led, relying on the guidance, knowledge, and hospitality of his First Nations traveling companions In 1882, Regina was established as the seat of government for the Northwest Territories. The territorial capital of what was then the Northwest Territories was renamed Regina when the first Canadian Pacific Railway train arrived in the town. The new Latin name honoured Queen Victoria. The town was earlier known as Wascana, or Pile of Bones,…
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