The history of Manitoba

The name Manitoba probably comes from Cree's "Manitou bou", which means "the narrow bay of great faith" and is used to describe Lake Manitoba. The narrowest part in the middle of the lake is less than one kilometer wide. The sound made by the waves beating against the unstable rocks on the northern shore of the lake is like a bell, which is amazing. The aborigines think that it is the sound made by the gods knocking on the giant drum.

Assiniboine Indians in Asini were the first inhabitants of Manitoba. Other First Nations include the nomadic Cree, who follow the bison herd and reindeer herd for seasonal migration.

Europeans arrived in Manitoba through Hudson Bay in the process of exploring the rich East through the Northwest Passage. Unlike many other parts of Canada, the northern part of the province was settled before the southern part. In 1612, Captain Thomas Button sailed two ships into the Nelson estuary on Hudson Bay for the winter. Subsequently, a group led by La Véérendrye explored the Red River and Winnipeg River from 1733 to 1738 and built some outposts.

Early Europeans' interest in Manitoba mainly focused on fur business. In 167, Hudson's Bay Company was founded, and King Charles II of England granted the company a large piece of land, which was named Rupert's Land. The company set up fur trading posts to exploit local wealth. In the 18th century, the hegemonic competition of fur trade between the North West Company in Montreal and Hudson's Bay Company intensified.

in p>1812, Selkirk, an English aristocrat, sent a group of Highlanders to settle on the land he acquired from Hudson Bay Company, thus establishing the first European agricultural colony at the intersection of the Red River and the Assiniboine River in this area. He called this area Assiniboia. Selkirk colony suffered from floods, various problems caused by unfamiliar environment, and competition in fur trade. However, the colony survived.

in 1836, the p>Selkirk family transferred Assiniboia to Hudson Bay Company. In the late 196s, the Dominion of Canada, eager to expand to the northwest, proposed to buy the land from Hudson's Bay Company. Later, the Hudson Bay Company negotiated the transfer of land rights, but did not fully consider the wishes of local residents.

In the long negotiation process, due to the lack of consultation and the continuous influx of immigrants from the United States and Canada into the region, Métis, a mixed-race descendant of aborigines and European immigrants, are worried about the preservation of their land rights and culture. Under the leadership of Louis Riel, the Metis opposed the Canadian proposal in the famous Red River Rebellion. Riel successfully established a local elected provisional government in December 1869. Representatives of the interim government negotiated with the new Canadian federal government. On July 15th, 187, Manitoba became a province under the unified sovereignty of Canada.

The newly-established "Stamp" province (this title comes from its square shape and narrow area) consists of 36, square kilometers of land in Fiona Fang, red river valley. However, the province has not always maintained such a small area; Its boundary line was expanded twice in 1881 and 1912.

as the gateway to western Canada, Manitoba developed rapidly in the next 5 years with its central location. With the opening of the railway, a large number of immigrants from eastern Canada and other countries in the world settled in Manitoba.