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The first European to reach what is now northern Manitoba was Sir Thomas Button in 1612, who named the Nelson River. Button was a member of the "Company of the Merchants Discoverers of the North-West Passage " and he hoped to find a trade route to China. [ 4 ]
May 3, 1871 — First Manitoba Public School Act. August 3, 1871 — Lieutenant-Governor Archibald and native leaders gathered at Lower Fort Garry to sign Treaty 1. Treaty 2 was signed August 21 at Manitoba House. October 5, 1871 — Fenians from the United States entered Manitoba and seized the HBC post at Pembina.
The history of Winnipeg comprises its initial population of Aboriginal peoples through its settlement by Europeans to the present day. The first forts were built on the future site of Winnipeg in the 1700s, followed by the Selkirk Settlement in 1812. Winnipeg was incorporated as a city in 1873 and experienced dramatic growth in the late 19th ...
The first European to reach present-day central and southern Manitoba was Sir Thomas Button, who traveled upstream along the Nelson River and Lake Winnipeg in 1612. The expedition he commanded unsuccessfully attempted to locate Hudson and navigate the Northwest Passage.
Jul 19, 2009 · Significant pre-contact archeological sites: 1. RIDING MOUNTAIN: The oldest human artifact ever found in Manitoba, a 12,000-year-old Clovis spear point, was found just south of Riding Mountain ...
Apr 27, 2023 · Sir Thomas Button, who discovered Hudson Bay in 1612, was the first European to spend time in what we now know as Manitoba. In 1670 the Hudson’s Bay Company was given title to Rupert’s Land, a vast area of northern and central Canada that contained waters draining into Hudson Bay. The company officials, who came from Scotland and England, had to depend on the Aboriginal people in order to ...
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Nov 18, 2014 · Manitoba and Confederation. Canada’s fifth province, Manitoba entered Confederation with the passing of the Manitoba Act on 12 May 1870. The Assiniboine, Dakota, Cree and Dene peoples had occupied the land for up to 15,000 years. Since 1670, it was part of Rupert’s Land and was controlled by the Hudson’s Bay Company.
