Department of History, University of Saskatchewan

09/12/2026

Please join Distinguished Professor Emeritus Bill Waiser for the launch of his new book:"Saskatchewan's Playground."

09/11/2026

Dr. Erika Dyck gave two interviews to CBC about her research project on Psychedelic Harm Reduction and Festivals: a radio interview with Candice Lipski which can be found by looking for "Psychedelic historian takes research out of the clinic and onto festival grounds " and another interview which appeared in an article entitled "Sask. and B.C. researchers study use of psychedelics, harm reduction at music festivals."

09/10/2026

Congratulations to Dr. Simonne Horwitz who was awarded the inaugural Inter D Advisor Prize by the Inter D committee CGPS . Dr. Horwitz accepted the prize at the Inter D symposium presented by Dr. Monica Sârghie, the director of the Inter D program. Dr. Horwitz worked with the graduate student Reggie Nyamekye, who also won a best presentation prize.

09/09/2026

Dr. Cheryl Troupe and Nora Cummings will host a book launch for: NORA CUMMINGS, ENN PCHIT FEE MICHIF: A LIFE AND LEGACY! Congratulations!

09/08/2026

Congratulations to Dr. Erika Dyck ( PI) and her research team for being awarded a 6-year SSHRC INSIGHT GRANT for the collaborative project “Psychedelic Harm Reduction: Festivals.”

09/04/2026

Congratulations to Dr. Cheryl Troupe (PI) and Dr. Jim Clifford (Co-I) on being awarded a 5-year SSHRC Insight Grant for "Mapping Métis Displacement in the Shadow of Settler Colonialism,” a project that examines Métis land occupancy and the impacts of settler colonialism in Saskatchewan.

09/03/2026

Welcome to the fall semester 2026 from the History Department faculty for this year!

09/02/2026

Congratulations to Julia Rose Miller who successfully defended her MA thesis, titled "Delicate Flowers of Civilization: Perceptions of Indigenous Peoples and the Formation of Imperial Maternalism in Nineteenth-Century Canada” on August 24, 2026.

05/02/2026

Congratulations Prof. Cheryl Troupe for winning the Jennifer Welsh Scholarly Writing Award from the Saskatchewan Book Awards for Putting Down Roots University of Saskatchewan College of Arts and Science - University of Saskatchewan

05/02/2026

Prof. Maurice Labelle helped kids understand the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East

Israel and Lebanon have reportedly agreed to a ceasefire. Why the countries have been at odds, and how it relates to Iran and Hezbollah.