▁comes ▁from ▁a ▁Lak ota ▁language ▁word ▁meaning ▁tail ▁of ▁the ▁red ▁fo x . ▁ ▁Sint al uta ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁and ▁celebrated ▁its ▁ 1 0 0 th ▁anni versary ▁on ▁August ▁ 3 – 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁Before ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Pacific ▁Railway ▁made ▁its ▁way ▁across ▁the ▁west , ▁the ▁pione ers ▁would ▁stop ▁at ▁Sint al uta ▁to ▁refresh ▁their ▁supplies ▁before ▁heading ▁west . ▁The ▁first ▁stopping ▁house ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁Sint al uta , ▁N WT , ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 1 ▁by ▁Harry ▁R owe . ▁Sint al uta ' s ▁first ▁school ▁class room ▁was ▁opened ▁up ▁shortly ▁after ▁ 1 8 8 2 . ▁The ▁first ▁church ▁was ▁built ▁by ▁the ▁Pres by ter ians ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 7 , follow ed ▁by ▁the ▁Method ists ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁and ▁then ▁the ▁Ang lic an ▁Church ▁was ▁built ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁fine ▁stone ▁church ▁which ▁still ▁stands ▁today ▁and ▁is ▁c ared ▁and ▁maintained ▁by ▁the ▁Sint al uta ▁History ▁Club . ▁It ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁as ▁a ▁town ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 7 . ▁ ▁Sint al uta ▁had ▁many ▁first s ▁in ▁its ▁time . ▁One ▁such ▁inc idence ▁is ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁Sint al uta ▁was ▁the ▁original ▁home ▁of ▁" S ask atch ew an ▁House ". ▁This ▁was ▁what ▁the ▁own ers ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁hotel ▁had ▁named