Almighty Voice Jailhouse
5 Anderson Avenue, Duck Lake, Saskatchewan, S0K, Canada
Reconnu formellement en:
2003/06/10
Autre nom(s)
Almighty Voice Jailhouse
Almighty Voice Jailhouse
Duck Lake Historical Museum
Liens et documents
Date(s) de construction
1890/01/01 à 1895/01/01
Inscrit au répertoire canadien:
2004/09/01
Énoncé d'importance
Description du lieu patrimonial
The Almighty Voice Jailhouse is a Municipal Heritage Property located on a 2-hectare museum site in the Town of Duck Lake. The property features a one-room stucco-clad wooden structure constructed in the 1890s.
Valeur patrimoniale
The heritage value of the Almighty Voice Jailhouse lies in its status as the original North West Mounted Police (NWMP) jail that held Almighty Voice, who was arrested and imprisoned by the NWMP at Duck Lake in October 1895 for killing a cow. His people hungry, and having been refused permission from the local Indian agent to kill their own cattle for food, Almighty Voice killed the animal to feed his family, which resulted in his arrest. He escaped, however, and a week later killed the NWMP sergeant who was pursuing him. This led the police on a two-year manhunt and culminated in a two-day skirmish that involved 90 Mounted Policemen and Almighty Voice. This conflict resulted in the death of two officers, a civilian, Almighty Voice, and two of his companions. This jailhouse serves as a reminder of the story of Almighty Voice and his challenge to government authority.
Heritage value also resides in the building's vernacular construction, which reflects the makeshift types of jails used by the North West Mounted Police. Its basic one-room, log construction speaks to its simple yet functional use and the limited number of barred windows reflects its use as a place of detention.
Source:
Town of Duck Lake Bylaw No. 3004.
Éléments caractéristiques
The heritage value of the Almighty Voice Jailhouse resides in the following character-defining elements:
-those elements relating to its material and forms which reflect its use as a NWMP jail, including its simple log construction and its barred windows.
Reconnaissance
Juridiction
Saskatchewan
Autorité de reconnaissance
Administrations locales (Sask.)
Loi habilitante
Heritage Property Act, alinéa 11(1)(a)
Type de reconnaissance
Bien patrimonial municipal
Date de reconnaissance
2003/06/10
Données sur l'histoire
Date(s) importantes
1895/01/01 à 1895/01/01
Thème - catégorie et type
- Gouverner le Canada
- La sécurité et la loi
Catégorie de fonction / Type de fonction
Actuelle
- Communauté
- Monument commémoratif
Historique
- Gouvernement
- Établissement de correction
Architecte / Concepteur
s/o
Constructeur
s/o
Informations supplémentaires
Emplacement de la documentation
Department of Culture, Youth and Recreation
Heritage Resources Branch
1919 Saskatchewan Drive Regina, SK
Réfère à une collection
Identificateur féd./prov./terr.
MHP 2249
Statut
Édité
Inscriptions associées
s/o