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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]
December 13, 1979 — The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) declared Manitoba's Official Languages Act (1890) to be invalid. After more court battles, the province eventually agreed it would restore French language serviced, as provided for in Section 23 of the 1870 Manitoba Act. 1980s–1990s. August 27, 1980 — After 90 years, the Winnipeg ...
Numerous National Historic Events also occurred across Manitoba, and are identified at places associated with them using the same style of federal plaques that marks National Historic Sites. Several National Historic Persons are commemorated throughout the province in the same way.
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The Forks and the Battle of Seven Oaks in Manitoba History, Part II : Reflections on the Battle of Seven Oaks. Winnipeg: Manitoba Historical Society. Dick, Lyle. 1991. "The Seven Oaks Incident and the Construction of a Historical Tradition, 1816 to 1970." Journal of the Canadian Historical Association 2(1):91–113. doi:10.7202/031029ar ...
Concluding a series of agreements between Canada, the United Kingdom, and the Hudson's Bay Company, Canada acquires Rupert's Land and the North-Western Territory, forming the Northwest Territories. In the aftermath of the Red River Rebellion, Manitoba is subdivided from the new territory in the area around Winnipeg , becoming Canada's fifth ...
This rebellion led directly to the Manitoba Act and Manitoba's entry into the Confederation as Canada's fifth province in 1870. 1873 – On November 8, Winnipeg was incorporated as a city. 1874 – On January 5, Francis Evans Cornish , former mayor of London, Ontario, defeated Winnipeg Free Press editor and owner William F. Luxton by a margin ...
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 ...