Pioneer Women Irène Coupal-Trudeau Onésime Dorval Marie-Anne Gaboury-Lagimodière Marie-Antoinette Papen Femmes agricoles Femmes journalistes	Pioneer Men Raymond Denis Pascal Bonneau Donatien Frémont Maurice Quenelle Antonio de Margerie Les missionnaires colonisateurs THE SASKATCHEWAN FRANCOPHONE COLLECTIONS
Métis Men Édouard Beaupré Gabriel Dumont La Vérandrye Jean-Louis Légaré Louis Riel Louis Schmidt	Chronology ( A brief Chronology) 1867 to 1892 1892 to 1910 1912 to 1924 1925 to 1952 1954 to 1967 1968 to 1972 1973 to 1981 1982 to 1987 1988 to 1990 1990 to 1993

The First Europeans On The Prairies

Role Of The Clergy

The Making Of A New Province

Chronologie

1867	Article 133 of The British North American Act confirms the official status of the French and English languages.

1877	The North West Territories Act is amended allowing the use of both English and French.

1885	Louis Riel is hanged in Regina.

1892	The North West Territories Legislative Assembly adopts English as its only operating language. This resolution has never received Royal Assent. English becomes the official language of instruction in the Territories. French is tolerated at the elementary level when students don't understand English.

1905	Creation of the province of Saskatchewan.

1909	English becomes the language of instruction in Saskatchewan; the use of French is permitted at the elementary level.

1910	The creation of a French language weekly newspaper: Le patriote de l¹Ouest.

1912	The creation of l¹Association catholique franco-canadienne de la Saskatchewan (ACFC)

1916	The teaching of French is forbidden in Manitoba public schools.

1918	The opening of Collège Mathieu in Gravelbourg. Francophone school trustees form a provincial association. This association is at the origin of l'Association provinciale des parents fransaskois. The teaching of French is limited to one hour per day in Saskatchewan.

1924	Foundation of the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool.

1925	L¹ACFC offers a French program in elementary and secondary schools attended by Francophones.

1931	The School Act establishes English as the only language of instruction in Saskatchewan.

1944	The Greater School Units Act: Francophone parents and students become a minority within larger school districts.

1946	The creation of the Conseil de la coopération de la Saskatchewan to promote the cooperative movement.

1952	The opening of two private French language radio stations financed by Francophones: CFNS, in Saskatoon, and CFRG, in Gravelbourg.

1954	The creation of l¹Association canadienne française des instituteurs de la Saskatchewan (French teachers of Saskatchewan).

1958	Creation of l'Ordre du mérite coopératif by le Conseil de la coopération de la Saskatchewan to honour the devotion of people working in the field of cooperation.

1964	L'Association catholique franco-canadienne de la Saskatchewan changes its name to l'Association culturelle franco-canadienne de la Saskatchewan.

1965	Francophone students strike in Saskatoon; parents ask that religious education be taught in French.

1967	The School Act legalizes teaching in French.

1968	The creation of designated immersion schools in Saskatchewan.

1969	The federal government passes The Official Languages Act.

1970	Collège Mathieu accepts girls as students.

1971	The creation of a new French language weekly L¹Eau Vive.

1972	The two private radio stations CFNS and CFRG are sold to la Société Radio-Canada (French CBC).

1974	Local cultural associations and cultural centres regroup to form la Commission culturelle fransaskoise.

1976	Collège Mathieu is in the hands of a non-religious administration.

1980	The Official Minority Language Office is created within the Saskatchewan Department of Education.

1981	Father André Mercure refuses to pay a Saskatchewan traffic ticket written in English only.

1982	Article 23 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees that official language minorities have a right to an education in their own language.

1983	The creation of l'Association du préscolaire fransaskois, a Francophone pre-school network. Foundation of la Fédération des aînés fransaskois.

1984	Foundation of the publishing house Les Éditions Louis Riel in Regina.

1986	Foundation of Le Lien, a cultural and educational resource centre and of le Service fransaskois d'éducation aux adultes.

1987	Formation of l'Association des juristes d'expression française de la Saskatchewan.

1988

The Supreme Court of Canada brings down a decision on the Mercure question. The Court recognizes that Article 110 of The North West Territories Act is still operative, technically making Saskatchewan a bilingual province. Bill 2: Saskatchewan becomes unilingual - English only. The Court of Queen¹s Bench recognizes that Article 23 of the Charter of Rights gives the Fransaskois the right to have and control their own schools. The signing of a bilateral agreement between the governments of Saskatchewan and Ottawa provides funding for provincal services in French. The Francophone community signs a parallel agreement with the government of Canada. A fire destroys the gymnasium and the main building of Collège Mathieu.

1989	Francophones adopt a long term development strategy. Foundation of l'Association des artistes de la Saskatchewan and of la Fédération provinciale des Fransaskoises.

1990	The government of Saskatchewan refuses to amend The Education Act as stipulated by the Wimmer decision of 1988.

1993	The province of Saskatchewan amends The Education Act in conformity with Article 23 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Francophone parents can now control Fransaskois schools.