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Oct. 26, 1951

Caribou slippers for Prince Charles

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Finding just the right gifts for Princess Elizabeth's children is on everyone's mind during the 1951 royal visit. In Saskatchewan, there's a crisis: caribou slippers have been promised to Prince Charles, but none can be found!

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• Caribou are a type of deer of the same species as reindeer. Inuit in the Arctic have traditionally depended on them for food and clothing.
• You can see a caribou on the back of most Canadian 25-cent coins.
• Stony Rapids (where the slippers were found) is a fly-in community in northern Saskatchewan. It has a population of about 250.

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Medium: Radio
Program: Royal Tour Diary
Broadcast Date: Oct. 26, 1951
Reporter: John Fisher
Duration: 5:00

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