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Petroforms at Whiteshell Provincial Park.The site is hypothesized to be a First Nations gathering place or trading centre.. The geographical area of modern-day Manitoba was inhabited by the First Nations people shortly after the last ice age glaciers retreated in the south-west approximately 10,000 years ago; the first exposed land was the Turtle Mountain area. [1]
The Manitoba Museum is the largest museum in Manitoba and focuses on Manitoban history from prehistory to the 1920s. [156] The full-size replica of the Nonsuch is the museum's showcase piece. [ 157 ] The Manitoba Children's Museum at The Forks presents exhibits for children. [ 158 ]
March 21, 1881 — Manitoba Boundaries Act passed in Parliament, providing for an extension of the province's borders. December 11, 1883 — Standard time adopted throughout the province. August 11, 1884 — Boundary dispute between Manitoba and Ontario settled by a decision of the judicial committee of the Privy Council.
First Nations in Manitoba constitute of over 160,000 registered persons as of 2021, about 57% of whom live on reserve. Manitoba is second to Ontario in total on-reserve population and in total First Nation population. [1] There are 63 First Nations in the province and five indigenous linguistic groups.
This is a list of National Historic Sites in Manitoba (French: Lieux historiques nationaux du Manitoba). There are 58 National Historic Sites designated in the province , eight of which are administered by Parks Canada .
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The Manitoba Historical Society is a historical society in the province of Manitoba, Canada.It was created in 1879 by an act of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, [1] and describes itself as "the oldest organization in western Canada devoted to the promotion of public interest in, and preservation of, the region’s historical resources". [2]
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