Part I - description of lot and block breakdown showing residents of Air Ronge. Part II - map indicating growth of Air Ronge, Sask.

This fonds consists primarily of material from two studies in which Dr. Bone was associated. The earliest, the "Stony Rapids Project", was conducted while Bone was in the Department of Geography. It started with a small grant from the Canadian Wildlife Service to examine the caribou hunt; ie. the number of people involved and the number of animals taken. The project, however, grew to encompass a wider study of the region and its inhabitants. The second study was undertaken while Bone was with the Institute of Northern Studies (INS). The Northern Saskatchewan Housing Needs Survey was a co-operative effort between the Department of Northern Saskatchewan and the Northern Municipal Council. The primary focus was to investigate the housing needs of the Métis in northern Saskatchewan. The INS was subcontracted to oversee the project, train the surveyors, enter the data, and write the final report. The resulting survey was more than an examination of housing needs. It also contains a great deal of socio-economic data which resulted in one of the most exhaustive studies of its kind. The fact that the surveyors came from the communities studied explains much of the data collection success. Both of these projects offer a unique snapshot of the communities studied. There is also material of a more general nature that deals with northern Saskatchewan, Alberta, Manitoba, and the Yukon and Northwest Territories.

Answers to problem areas with Air Ronge data, including unexplained abbreviations, and trailer courts and special leases not located on plan.

Bio/historical note:

This series is arranged in alphabetical order by the settlement studied. There are two sets of lists: A. General files (boxes 1-5) and; B. Housing Needs Surveys (boxes 6-25).

Part I - description of lot and block breakdown showing residents of Air Ronge. Part II - map indicating growth of Air Ronge.

Report [written by R.M. Bone] describes philosophy of residential housing in communities.

Report [written by R.M. Bone] discusses three different types of communities - resiential, institutional and commercial.

Map of flight plan for aerial photos of La Ronge; shows physical features; "C3-La Ronge and Air Ronge 1:5000 G 60521 20-5-76".

Report [written by R.M. Bone] describes existing layout and future development of Air Ronge, Sask.