Place:Indian Head, Saskatchewan, Canada

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NameIndian Head
TypeTown
Coordinates50.533°N 103.683°W
Located inSaskatchewan, Canada     (1902 - )
Contained Places
Cemetery
Indian Head Cemetery ( 1883 - )
source: Family History Library Catalog
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Indian Head is a town in southeast Saskatchewan, Canada, east of Regina on the Trans-Canada Highway. It "had its beginnings in 1882 as the first settlers, mainly of Scottish origin, pushed into the area in advance of the railroad, most traveling by ox-cart from Brandon."[1] "Indian" refers to Aboriginal Canadians. The town is known for its federally operated experimental farm and tree nursery, which has produced and distributed seedlings for shelter belts since 1901. For many years the program was run by the Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration (PFRA).

Indian Head was incorporated as a town in 1902 and the Canadian Journal noted that the community was the largest point of initial shipment of wheat in the world. Today it is run by the Agroforestry Development Centre. Today the town "has a range of professional services and tradespeople, financial institutions, and a large number of retail establishments."[1] The CBC television sitcom Little Mosque on the Prairie was partially filmed here.

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