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Most of the following timelines for Manitoba's history is taken from either the Manitoba Historical Society, [1] or from the Heritage Manitoba and the Gimli Municipal Heritage Advisory Committee, as adapted from a three-volume history of Manitoba published in 1993 titled Manitoba: 125.
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]
Manitoba is the birthplace of the Red River Jig, a combination of Indigenous pow-wows and European reels popular among early settlers. [129] Manitoba's traditional music has strong roots in Métis and First Nations culture, in particular the old-time fiddling of the Métis. [130] Manitoba's cultural scene also incorporates classical European ...
Manitoba is also created as a province, simultaneously. This page is meant to provide clarity on the mechanisms and timeline of the transfer of Rupert's Land and North-Western Territory from the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) back to the Crown and then immediately to the new nation of Canada.
Government of Manitoba (June 3, 2003). "Historical Summaries" (PDF). Statement of Votes for the 38th Provincial General Election. Elections Manitoba. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 20, 2007; Government of Manitoba (June 10, 2003). "Official Election Results". Manitoba's 38th General Election. Elections Manitoba.
The dispute between Manitoba and Ontario ended as Ontario's borders were finalized, extending the province west to the Lake of the Woods and north to the Albany River. [30] October 2, 1895 The District of Keewatin was expanded to the portion of the North-West Territories north of Ontario. [31] December 18, 1897
The Manitoba Legislature was built in the neoclassical style that is common to many other North American state and provincial legislative buildings of the 19th century and early 20th century. The Legislature was built to accommodate representatives for three million people, which was the expected population of Manitoba at the time.
Articles primarily about the history of the Canadian province of Manitoba. By province or territory: Alberta; British Columbia; ... Timeline of Manitoba history; 0–9.