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Programme
Saskatchewan Centennial Conference
Hotel Saskatchewan, Regina
September 8 to 10, 2005
Thursday, September 8
8 p.m. Opening Reception
Government House, Regina
Friday, September 9
9:00-10:30
Saskatchewan: Political Laboratory
Bill Brennan, University of Regina, “Saskatchewan’s First Socialist Government: Regina’s Labour City Councils, 1936-1939"
George Hoffman, University of Regina, “Frank Eliason: A Forgotten Founder of the CCF”
Erika Dyck, McMaster University, “Land of the Living Sky in Diamonds: Psychedelic Psychiatry in Saskatchewan, 1950-1970"chair: Greg Marchildon, University of Regina
10:30-11:00 break
11:00-12:30
Gender and Saskatchewan Society
Laurel Halladay, University of Calgary, “Delivery Businesses: Maternity Homes in Southern Saskatchewan in the First Half of the Twentieth Century” June Corman, Brock University, “A Labour Force in Transition: Married Men and Married Women replace Single Women in the Classroom” Ann Leger-Anderson, University of Regina, “Women and the World of Entrepreneurship”chair: Valerie Korinek, University of Saskatchewan
1:30-3:00
Aboriginal Saskatchewan
Tony Gulig, University of Wisconsin, “A Delicate Imbalance: Dene Hunting Rights, the Honour of the Crown, and the Primrose Air Weapons Range in Saskatchewan” Donald Smith, University of Calgary, “Regina and Aboriginal Canada, 1907-1968" Brenda Macdougall, University of Saskatchewan, “Wahkootowin: Family and Cultural Identity in Northwestern Saskatchewan Metis Communities”chair: Blair Stonechild, First Nations University of Canada
3:00-3:30 break
3:30-5:00
Critique of New Saskatchewan Centennial History
Jean Barman, UBC and Des Morton of McGill University, critical assessment of the new centennial history
Bill Waiser will respondchair: Gerry Friesen, University of Manitoba
8:00
screening of Saskatchewan anniversary films
Saturday, September 10
9:00-10:30
Saskatchewan heritage and culture
Randy Widdis, University of Regina, and Brian Osborne, Queens University, “Heritage Preservation and Commemoration in Saskatchewan: Some Historical Geographical Reflections”
Jim Pitsula, University of Regina, “Two Provinces, Two Histories: A Comparison of Alberta and Saskatchewan”
Stephen Kenny, University of Regina, “Some Thoughts on a Distinct Prairie Culture”chair: Robin Fisher, University of Regina
10:30-11:00 break
11:00-12:30
One Province Idea
Former premiers Peter Lougheed and Allan Blakeney will speak about the historical implications of having one large western province.chair: Lloyd Axworthy, President, University of Winnipeg
1:30-3:30
Saskatchewan challenges
Agriculture and the Environment, Louise Greenberg, Government of Saskatchewan
the Economy, Gary Tomkins , University of Regina
Rural-Urban Divide, Rose Olfert, University of Saskatchewan
North-south divide, Mary Ellen Turpel Lafond
Aboriginal Peoples, Evelyn Peters, University of Saskatchewanchair: David Smith, University of Saskatchewan
4:00 Courtney Milne
Milne will give an illustrated talk about his award-winning photography of the province.
6:00 Cocktails
7:00 Banquet
speaker: Ian Wilson, Library and Archives Canada