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Prairies 1905

The old and the new house, Alberta, 1910

Main Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, 1910

Cattle in a corral, Prairies, 1900

Swift Slaughterhouse, Edmonton, Alberta, 1922

First house of a Hungarian pioneer, near Rosthern, Saskatchewan, 1910

Greek Orthodox Church, Winnipeg, Manitoba, 1910

Canada in 1905

Division of townships in the Prairies

Timeline of when suffrage was granted to women in Canada

Origine ethnique de la populationPopulation comes from the Latin populus, meaning “the people.” We say population when we talk about a group… des Prairies

Ethnic origins of the Prairie populationPopulation comes from the Latin populus, meaning “the people.” We say population when we talk about a group…

Languages spoken in the Prairies and Quebec

North America terrain

Display of fruits and vegetables, fertility of land

Portrait of Louis Riel sold after his death in 1885

Houses in German speaking Lutheran colonyColonizationColonization occurs when one country takes control of another country, territory, or people. It happens when…, Saskatchewan, 1889

Publicity carried out by the Sifton government for Europeans, 1890

The immigration office in Winnipeg, 1910

Advertisement promoting the Prairies, 1907

A Mennonite village, 1882

Canadian Pacific viaduct in Lethbridge, Alberta, 1910

Harvest group on a farm in Manitoba, 1892

Miners operate a coal cutter Galt Mine No. 8, Alberta

Battle of Fish Creek, The North-West Rebellion 1885

Louis Riel in a prison camp, 1885

Field of wheat sheaves near six silos, Champion, Alberta, 1930

Buffalo hunt, encirclement, mid 18th century

Military engineers erecting a border mound between Canada and US, 1873

Covered wagons in southern Alberta, 1893

homes of Russian settlers demonstrate the improvement of living conditions

Street scene during the Winnipeg General Strike, 1919

The Prairies, on banks of the Red River

L'Amérique du Nord : le relief

Advertisement for Manitoba in the Netherlands, 1890

Pamphlet published in 1903 referring to United States

Métis hunting camp, Three Buttes, Manitoba, 1873

Nellie McClung

Les langues parlées dans les Prairies et au Québec

Tableau chronologique de l'octroi du suffrage aux femmes au Canada

Stooking grain in Dauphin, Manitoba, 1908

L'urbanisation transformation d’un endroit en ville
dans les Prairies et le Canada

Miners, coal trucks, buildings near incline railway, Alb., 1890

Team of workers in the irrigation channel of the Milk River, Alberta

Mouvement de populationPopulation comes from the Latin populus, meaning “the people.” We say population when we talk about a group… en direction des Prairies vers 1905

La division des cantons dans les Prairies

Ukrainian settlers in Stuartburn, northern Manitoba

View of the town Cardston, Alberta, 1904

Clifford Sifton

Group of Ukrainian immigrants, NB, 1905

Immigrants seeking land in Rivers, Manitoba, 1910

The grain binder in action in Saskatchewan

Brandon, Manitoba, 1886

Louis Riel, 1875

Doukhobor village in Thunder Hill, Manitoba, 1899

Arial view of Winnipeg, Manitoba, 1900

Cattle on a ranch in Cochrane Alberta, 1901

Le réseau ferroviaire du Canadien Pacifique en 1906

Crowfoot speaks to the Marquis of Lorne in Alberta, 1881

Customers in general store, Battleford, Saskatchewan, 1881

Prairie populationPopulation comes from the Latin populus, meaning “the people.” We say population when we talk about a group…

Prairies populationPopulation comes from the Latin populus, meaning “the people.” We say population when we talk about a group… movements, 1905

Canadian Pacific Railway network in 1906

Urbanization in the Prairies and in Canada

Steam threshing, Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, 1887

Winnipeg, Manitoba, 1887

Main Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, 1903

Grain elevators and railway, Claresholm, Alberta, 1918

Tableau chronologique de l'octroi du suffrage aux femmes au Canada

Le Canada en 1905

PopulationPopulation comes from the Latin populus, meaning “the people.” We say population when we talk about a group… des Prairies

Population movement towards the Prairies, around 1905

PopulationPopulation comes from the Latin populus, meaning “the people.” We say population when we talk about a group… movement towards the Prairies, around 1905

Mouvement de populationPopulation comes from the Latin populus, meaning “the people.” We say population when we talk about a group… en direction des Prairies vers 1905

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Territory
- Rich soil
- The Prairies in 1905, a plain to settle on!
Population
- A highly diversified population
- 800,000 people
Prominent Individuals
Social Groups
- Non-farmers
- Farmers
Daily Life
- Winnipeg, a city of its time
- Living on a large territory
Language, Culture & Religion
- A multicultural region
- Are you multilingual?
Agriculture, Commerce & Industry
Government
- Three provinces becoming organized
- The Numbered Treaties: 1871 to 1921
Transportation & Communication
- Getting around in the Prairies
- Building the railway
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Territory
- Rich soil
- The Prairies in 1905, a plain to settle on!
Population
- A highly diversified population
- 800,000 people
Prominent Individuals
Social Groups
- Non-farmers
- Farmers
Daily Life
- Winnipeg, a city of its time
- Living on a large territory
Language, Culture & Religion
- A multicultural region
- Are you multilingual?
Agriculture, Commerce & Industry
Government
- Three provinces becoming organized
- The Numbered Treaties: 1871 to 1921
Transportation & Communication
- Getting around in the Prairies
- Building the railway
Check Your Knowledge
Back to Main Menu

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Click Here for Competency 3 Teacher Resources: To Compare Quebec and the Prairies Around 1905.

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