Fossenueve, Charles Interview

Abstract provided by the Gabriel Dumont Institute: Charles was interviewed on August 18, 1976 in Cumberland House, Saskatchewan. Charlie Fosseneuve is a long time resident of Cumberland House and was active in the Legion. He knew Jim Brady while Brady was in Cumberland from '47-'51. In this interview, Charles discusses Jim Brady's stay in Cumberland House, conditions in Cumberland including the dominant role of the Catholic Church, CCF programs in the north, Brady's association with a co-op sawmill and a Credit Union and the failure of both. He also discusses farming, gardening, fishing, trapping, work, trade, and WWII.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Keywords: Political, Veterans, Provincial Governance, Local Governance, Warfare, Catholic, Anglican, Fur Trade, Employment. Housing, Land use (Subsistence Patterns), Welfare / Social Service Safety Nets