topic:"Horses" found 3 records - Research Collections - Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies

Abstract: Born in the west but raised initially in the east, Dale Portman was eight years old when his family headed back to the land of the Rockies. Growing up in Calgary, he was introduced to the Rocky Mountains at an early age and as a young man eventually found work in Banff National Park, where he spent most of his time in the saddle while working for outfitter Bert Mickle, based out of Skoki Lodge near Lake Louise. Jobs in the local tourist industry and at a couple of ski hills followed. Eventually Dale was drawn to the warden service, doing avalanche control and forecasting in Rogers Pass, with the backcountry of northern Jasper, Yoho National Park and Field, BC, eventually becoming the stage for many memorable, humorous, tragic and life-affirming moments. The Green Horse takes the reader on a journey through a time when our mountain national parks were less touristy and more substantive. When there was space for everyone to enjoy without having to line up and there was a sense of freedom and adventure in the air. (From Rocky Mountain Books website)

Contents: Foreword -- Prologue -- My youth -- Banff and Lake Louise -- Faye and Donny -- A mountain winter and a spring roundup -- Dale and the Mickles -- Lake Louise -- Rogers Pass -- Early Jasper -- Alfie and Ginger -- Jasper tales -- Blue Creek -- Yoho -- Yoho again -- Epilogue.

ISBN: 9781771602266

Accession Number: P2020-2

Call Number: 08.3 P81t

Collection: Archives Library

URL Notes: Summary on Rocky Mountain Books website

Websites

https://rmbooks.com/book/the-green-horse/

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Long road home : centennial commemoration of Jasper's Mountain Metis

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14412

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 2014?

Publisher: Alberta : People & Peaks Productions ; Willmore Wilderness Foundation

Call Number: 07.2 W68l DVD

1 website

Responsibility: Willmore Wilderness Foundation ; collaborative production with the Mountain Metis Centre

Publisher: Alberta : People & Peaks Productions ; Willmore Wilderness Foundation

Published Date: 2014?

Physical Description: 1 digital video disc : sound, colour ; 12 cm.

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Jasper National Park; Metis; Willmore Wilderness Provincial Park; Horses; Pack trips; History; History of Alberta

Notes: Summary: In 1806 Metis guide Jacco Findlay was the first to blaze a packtrail over Howse Pass and the Continental Divide. He made a map for Canadian explorer David Thompson, who followed one year later. Jacco left the North West Company and became the first "Freeman" or "Otipemisiwak" in the Athabasca Valley. In 1907 the Canadian Government passed an Order in Council for the creation of the "Jasper Forest Park" enforcing the evacuation of the Metis in the Athabasca Valley. By 1909 guns were seized causing the community to surrender its homeland including Jacco's descendants. Six Metis families made their exodus after inhabiting the area for a century. This documentary, focuses on a 14-day return trip of the descendants of the evicted families, as well as Jacco's progeny. Storied are shared through the voices of family members as they reveal their struggle to preserve traditions and culture as Mountain Metis.

ISBN: 829982125729

Call Number: 07.2 W68l DVD

Collection: Archives Library

URL Notes: Website for film and Mountain Metis - Otipemisiwak

Websites

https://mountainmetis.com/long-road-home

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Mustang country

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue24981

Medium: Library - Moving image (includes film and digital video - published)

Published Date: 2012

Publisher: Universal City, Calif. : Universal Studios : Universal Studios Home Entertainment

Call Number: 06.3 M97 DVD

1 website

Responsibility: John Champion (writer, producer, director); Joel McCrea; Robert Fuller; Patrick Wayne; Nika Mina

Publisher: Universal City, Calif. : Universal Studios : Universal Studios Home Entertainment

Published Date: 2012

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (79 min.) : sound, color

Medium: Library - Moving image (includes film and digital video - published)

Subjects: Films; Film making; Banff National Park; Engler, Bruno; Horses; Ranches; Ranching; First Nations; Dogs

Abstract: Starring Joel McCrea as an ex-rodeo start turned sheep farmer, Mustang Country is an exciting family adventure set in the wilderness. With the help of an orphaned Native American teen (Nika Mina), a mare called Rosie, and a scene-stealing dog named Luke, Dan (McCrea) tracks down a magnificent black stallion along the Canadian border circa 1925. Filmed on location in Banff National Park near Alberta, Canada, and co-starring Patrick Wayne (son of John) and Robert Fuller, this appealing film was the final movie starring Western favorite Joel McCrea" (back of DVD)

Notes: Originally released as motion picture in 1976; Still photography by Bruno Engler; Bonus features include: Publicity stills; scene stills; behind-the-scenes photos ; movie poster; lobby cards; TCMDb article.

Accession Number: P2019-31

Call Number: 06.3 M97 DVD

Collection: Archives Library

URL Notes: Mustang Country on IMDb

Websites

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074940/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

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