Pelican Narrows, Saskatchewan

History

The Cree settlement dates from at least 1730. It was an area of trade for the Hudson's Bay and North West companies. In 1874, the Hudson's Bay Company established a permanent post at Pelican Narrows.{{cite web | access-date =2014-03-19}}{{cite web | access-date =2014-03-19 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20110706193520/http://www.peterballantyne.ca/history.html | archive-date =2011-07-06 | url-status =dead

Roman Catholic missionaries were traversing the area from the mid-19th century and established a permanent mission in 1878.{{cite web | access-date = February 13, 2013}} Anglican missionaries arrived in the late 1890s and built a church in 1911. Schoolchildren were sent away for a number of years.

In 1967, an all-weather road was built into the community and other services followed.

Demographics

In the 2021 Canadian census conducted by Statistics Canada, the Northern Village of Pelican Narrows had a population of 123 living in 30 of its 34 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 178. With a land area of 2.4 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

Pelican Narrows (population centre) with a population of 2,133 consists of the Northern Village of Pelican Narrows with 123 people and Pelican Narrows 184B, a reserve of the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation with 1,837 people.

2,460 people identified Cree as their mother tongue in 2011.

Infrastructure

• Pelican Narrows Airport is located 10 NM north northeast of Pelican Narrows.
• Napoleon Merasty Memorial Arena features an ice rink and a fitness centre.
• Angelique Canada Health Center{{cite web | access-date =2014-03-19 }}

Events

An annual walleye fishing derby takes place every year in July. Every year, an event known as "Annual Pelican Narrows Winter Festival" takes place. Currently, as of 2023, the Winter Festival has taken place from February 27th to March 12th.

Education

Schools include the Wapanacak Elementary School and the Wapawikoscikan School (Opawikoscikan Community School) which is home of the Tawowikamik Public Library.

References

References

1. "Search for Municipal Information". Government of Saskatchewan.
2. {{Cite cgndb. HAGSH. Pelican Narrows
3. (2023-02-01). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Profile table - Pelican Narrows: Saskatchewan [Population centre]".
4. (2002). "Canoeing the Churchill ''A Practical Guide to the Historic Voyageur Highway''". University of Regina.
5. (2023-02-01). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Profile table - Pelican Narrows, Northern village (NV), Saskatchewan [Census subdivision]".
6. (2023-02-01). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Profile table - Pelican Narrows 184B, Indian reserve (IRI), Saskatchewan [Census subdivision]".
7. {{CFS
8. [https://www.pagc.sk.ca/education/education-schools/ Prince Albert Grand Council]
9. [https://maggiesiggins.ca/bitter-embrace/ Bitter Embrace: White Society’s Assault on the Woodland Cree]