📘 Featured Book of the Week 📘

“Annual Reports of The Department of Indian Affairs – Extracts on The Pas Agency and The Pas Band, Vol. 1: 1877–1895

This important historical volume brings together rare government records that document how Indian Affairs officials viewed and managed life at The Pas Agency and with The Pas Band (Opaskwayak Cree Nation) between 1877 and 1895.

Compiled as part of the OCN History Curriculum Project, the book features original, unaltered reports from Indian Agents, Superintendents, and Residential School Principals. It offers a raw and revealing look at how federal policies shaped education, land, and daily life for Cree families during the early years of colonization.

A valuable resource for researchers, educators, and community members who want to understand and reclaim our story — directly from the colonial record.

🔍 Keep your eye out for a feature on Volume 2 (1896–1909), which is also available.