Perspectives of SaskatchewanJene M. Porter At the turn of the nineteenth century, Saskatchewan was one of the fastest growing provinces in the country. In the early 1900s, it revolutionized the Canadian political landscape and gave rise to socialist governments that continue to influence Canadian politics today. It was the birthplace of Canada’s publicly funded health care system, and home to a thriving arts and literary community that helped define western Canadian culture. In Perspectives of Saskatchewan, twenty-one noted scholars present an in-depth look at some of the major developments in the province’s history, including subjects such as art, literature, demographics, politics, northern development, and religion. It lays the foundations for a greater understanding of Saskatchewan’s unique history, identity, and place in Canada. |
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A DISTINCT POLITICAL CULTURE | 37 |
THE MYTH OF MULTICULTURALISM IN EARLY SASKATCHEWAN | 57 |
ONE HUNDRED YEARS FOR A SASKATCHEWAN FIRST NATION | 75 |
SASKATCHEWANS PATH TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | 105 |
ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF EVOLUTION IN THE RURAL ECONOMY | 125 |
INDIVIDUALISM AND MUTUALISM IN A SETTLER SOCIETY1905 TO 2005 | 149 |
THE PEOPLES UNIVERSITY? THE UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN AND THE PROVINCE OF SASKATCHEWAN | 215 |
THE EARLY YEARS | 233 |
LANDSCAPE PAINTING FROM 1905 TO 1950 | 255 |
ABSTRACT ART ON THE PRAIRIES | 273 |
THE FIRST HUNDRED YEARS | 289 |
WOMENS LEGISLATIVE AND POLITICAL PARTICIPATION IN SASKATCHEWAN 1905 TO 2005 | 307 |
CHURCH IN SASKATCHEWAN | 329 |
SASKATCHEWANS DIASPORA | 351 |
SASKATCHEWANS GIFT TO THE NATION? | 175 |
THE PRAIRIE FACE OF LABOUR | 197 |
NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS | 369 |