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ROCHE PERCÉE

Village Located in the
SE corner of Saskatchewan

Section- Township- Range
30 - 1 - 6
West of the 2nd Meridian
Latitude-Longitude
49° 04' 00" N - 102° 48' 00" W
Population- 1991=154 / 1996=149
Roche Percée,
or translated "Pierced Rock",
Known to the Metis as
La Roche Percée
was a Religious site
for the Native Assiniboine
(Assnipwan, Stone Sioux)
 Tribes in this area.
In the Spring and Fall
they would perform
religious ceremonies at this site,
leaving gifts to "Manitou"
(one of the Deities or Spirits
 dominating the forces of Nature)

"The name is a translation
 of the Nakota imyan-oghok
 referring to the nearby
 “Pierced Rock” landmark.
 The rock lost its distinctive character
 after being struck by lightning
 and is now really nothing more
 than a sandstone outcropping."
 
Quote above from Bill Barry's
  "People Places" Book
 with his permission.


Chief Dan Kennedy refers to this area as
Inyan- Oghnok
The Assiniboine,
(Assnipwan, Stone Sioux)
 lived in the Roche Percee area,
in the late 1700's
 

Arrow points to Roche Percee

Village Office Phone
(306) 634-4661

 

 
It is believed that the Assiniboine
 were originally Yanktona Sioux, 
but broke away around 1640 to 1650.
At that point they aligned themselves with
the Plains Cree Tribe.
 The name Assnipwan means "Stone Sioux"
referring to the practice of using stones to cook.
Although the history books refer to them as Assiniboine,
 they call themselves Nakota meaning "allies".
  There is no doubt they are Sioux,
 they broke away from -
 and became the implacable enemies of 
 the Dakota about 300 years ago.
                                                                        from Bill Barry, People Places

The Assiniboine traded corn received from
the Mandan and other village tribes,
 in what is North Dakota today.
They traded with Axes, Knives, Bullets, and gunpowder
from the French and English Traders.
They hunted in the Souris Valley in the Winter,
and the Turtle Mountains in the summer.

FAMILY CONNECTION
My father Phillip George Gent was born in Roche Percee 
The midwife who delivered him was  Mrs Francis Knight, 
who later became Mrs. Francis McKersie. 
Her and her Husband were long time residents of Roche Percee. 
My Dad was born in an old Cabin, 
next to the Roche Percee Hotel in 1912.


 
1955 Sask. Golden Jubilee Celebration
The June 23, 1955 copy of the Estevan Mercury
Microfilm researched by Cheryl (nee Mitchell) Andrist
Has a story of the Assiniboine Indians,
led by Chief Ochankugahe
(Mr Dan Kennedy from Montmartre, Sask)
attended a large Pow-Wow, in celebration
 of the 50th Golden Jubilee Celebration.
A pageant of Indian dances was performed,
which Cheryl remembered as a child.
The Pioneers of the village were honoured
in a parade, carried on one float,
and a group of Assiniboine were on another.
They erected a Red River Cart,
 which was on one float, in a covered shelter
on the old Highway 39, south of Roche Percee
at the point where the old trail
 used in the first half of the 19th Century
was used by fur traders and hunting groups
moving through this part of the Western Plains.
Other floats depicted mining themes, past and present.
Sold during the day was a booklet on the history of Roche Percee, 
which can be read on the Internet on the Estevan Community CAP site

 
   
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