1976 in Northern Saskatchewan
On a hillside next to the Sturgeon-Wier River in northestern Saskatchewan, this abandoned log home sits.
While in the community of Sturgeon Landing, not too far from Le Pas, Manitoba, I was able to capture some of what living in the north was like. Sturgeon Landing was a community divided by the river. On the west side was the Reserve, on the east side, the hamlet which was home for the non-treaty residents, most of whom were First Nations descendants.
The bridge over the Sturgeon-Wier River at Sturgeon Landing, Saskatchewan.
The rive was known as “Bad River” in earlier history when the fur trade needed the use of rivers for transportation. The river enters Namew Lake just a few hundred yards south of the bridge. Sitting on the banks of this constantly rushing river, the only quiet that can be heard is that of deep winter when ice creeps to cover. The river was a great place to fish. At night, with a window opened, we had the sound of water acting as our personal meditation music.
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