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Qu'Appelle

American  
[kwuh-pel] / kwəˈpɛl /

noun

  1. a river in S Saskatchewan and SW Manitoba, Canada, flowing E to the Assiniboine River. 270 miles (434 km) long.


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This photo dated around 1900 shows a First Nations elder with children at the Qu’Appelle Indian Industrial School in Lebret, in what is now Saskatchewan.

From New York Times • Jul. 5, 2021

I should sit on the left side of the scenic car, a prime spot to view the sweeping Qu’Appelle Valley.

From Washington Post • Apr. 13, 2017

Wild Oats In Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan, a Persian cat puzzled its owner by yowling, squirming.

From Time Magazine Archive

Entered the service of the Hudson's Bay Company, and sent to the Qu'Appelle district.

From The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History by Various

The firm built the Calgary and Edmonton, the Qu'Appelle, Long Lake and Saskatchewan, the Canadian Pacific short line through Maine, and many minor railways.

From The Railway Builders A Chronicle of Overland Highways by Skelton, Oscar Douglas