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An introduction to Humboldt: its history, the Nations whose lands it sits on, and Indigenous community life today, with sources.
It began as a Dominion Telegraph station on the Carlton Trail, the historic overland route between Fort Garry and Fort Edmonton, and the Original Humboldt site now interprets that story. Carlton Trail College is headquartered in Humboldt. Long before a town stood here, First Nations and Métis travellers used the Carlton Trail. The 700-kilometre route ran from Fort Garry to Fort Carlton, passing near today’s Wynyard, Lanigan and Humboldt before crossing the South Saskatchewan at Batoche. In the mid-1800s a southern branch left from the Humboldt area toward Gabriel Dumont’s river crossing. In 1885, during the North-West Resistance centred at Batoche, about 100 kilometres northwest, Humboldt became a military hub. Whitecap, a Dakota chief, was held prisoner there after Batoche. He was acquitted that September when testimony showed he had been forcibly taken to Batoche.
Humboldt is on Treaty 6 territory, the lands of the Cree and other nations, and the homeland of the Métis.
Nearby: Muenster · Bruno · Lake Lenore · St. Gregor · Watson · Annaheim
Humboldt's newest gathering shows how the city is building relationships. On June 18, 2026, the inaugural Humboldt Partnership Powwow filled the Elgar Petersen Arena. George Gordon First Nation, the City of Humboldt, Horizon School Division and Carlton Trail College planned it together. Its theme was Honouring the Land and Our Relations. Reconciliation is also visible downtown. A Reconciliation Mural on City Hall is part of the city's public art collection. At the Original Humboldt site, the Métis Nation of Saskatchewan presented a Métis flag in 2014. The site's storyboards tell of the trail, the telegraph and the people caught up in 1885, including Chief Whitecap. Carlton Trail College, founded in 1973 as one of the province's first four community colleges, runs its administration from Humboldt. It serves more than 100 urban, rural and First Nation communities in east-central Saskatchewan. It acknowledges Treaty 4 and Treaty 6 territories, the lands of the Cree, Saulteaux, Dene, Dakota, Lakota, Nakota and Métis Nations. Along with Humboldt, Watrous and Wynyard, it runs the Four Winds Learning Centre in Punnichy. Programs range from trades and academic upgrading to micro-credentials.
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XUSI is an Indigenous-owned business from Saskatoon, started in 2020 by two brothers from northern Saskatchewan. Along with our clothing, we bring Indigenous youth workshops and custom screen printing to Humboldt and across Treaty 6 territory.
Strong Roots Strong Future is our interactive workshop for Indigenous youth, led by the two brothers who founded XUSI. We travel to schools, First Nations and Indigenous communities, youth organizations and funding programs in Humboldt and across Treaty 6 territory. Youth ages 10 and up work through identity and culture, financial literacy, fitness, entrepreneurship and business skills, career readiness and hands-on screen printing.
Custom t-shirts, hoodies and crewnecks for Humboldt schools, sports teams, businesses, events and First Nations and Indigenous organizations. Send us an idea, get free design help and a full quote before anything is printed. We print in Saskatoon and ship to Humboldt. 10-garment minimum, up to 4 colours per design.
Heavyweight cotton tees, hoodies, crewnecks and A-frame hats with Cree words and the stories behind them. Fitness is part of how XUSI started, so our pieces are built for the gym and the street, and we ship them to Humboldt.
Yes. Team orders need at least 10 garments, designs can use up to 4 colours, and every order is quoted before printing. Help with the artwork is included, and the order is printed in Saskatoon before being shipped to Humboldt.
Orders leave Saskatoon within 1–3 business days. Shipping is calculated at checkout, and orders of $90 or more ship free in Canada.
Yes. Custom screen printing starts at 10 garments, with up to 4 colours per design, and every order is quoted before printing. Design help is included, so we can work with your theme or wording. Orders are printed in Saskatoon, about 113 kilometres away, and shipped to you.
XUSI is based in Saskatoon on Treaty 6 territory, and many of our designs carry a Cree word with the story behind it. You can read those stories on our meanings page before you order. Every piece is shipped from Saskatoon to Humboldt addresses.
Last reviewed . Facts on this page come from the sources listed below.
Every XUSI design carries a word and a reason. sôhkahpinêw, on the Wolf tee, is about holding on. sâskwatôn is the Cree name the city of Saskatoon was named after. Both ship to Humboldt like everything else in the line.
The brand is Indigenous-owned, built by two brothers who write the meanings themselves. Read them on the Meanings page, or browse Cree language clothing.
