1. Chapter 10
Section 2 -
The Prairie Provinces (Canada’s Breadbasket)

2. Early Years
Much like what happened in the United States, settlers from Europe arrived to this region in search of good farm land in the 1800’s
From the moment they arrived they changed the lifeway's of the natives that already lived there
They built and lived in “soddies” against harsh winters, drought, and floods

3. Alberta
Edmonton
Calgary

4. Manitoba
Winnipeg

5. Saskatchewan
Saskatoon
Regina

6. The Prairie Provinces Largest prairie on the world
Indigenous people of the plains lived there for years and were very tied to the land and its plants and animals
Regina, the capital of Saskatchewan, was once called Wascana by the Cree which meant “pile of bones”
Here people made tools out of these bones
In the late 1870’s this all came to an end with Europeans moving in and killing the herds & the Canadian government taking over the land for settlement

7. Increasing Immigration
In the late 1800’s and early 1900’s Europeans came with disease which the natives had no immunity to
They came in such large numbers that Alberta increased in population 500% from 1900 to 1910
Until 1900 most Canadians were either indigenous, French or British in background
That all changed with people from Germany, Belgium, Ukraine, Hungary, and Scandinavia moving in to farm, mine, ranch, or fur trade

8. Farming the Land
1886 completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway helped farmers to transport their goods, specifically wheat, much easier
Today ¾ of Canada’s farms are in the Prairie Provinces
Saskatchewan cranks out more than ½ of all of Canada’s wheat and this area is often called the “breadbasket”
Still more family run farms than corporate in Canada

9. Celebrating Traditions
The Calgary Stampede celebrates Alberta’s ranching history (10 day event with bull riding, rodeos, chuck-wagon races, and even cow-milking contests)
The gold rush is celebrated in Edmonton, Alberta with Klondike Days (sourdough pancakes and raft races)
Festival du Voyageur in Winnipeg honors French fur trading history
The Weyburn Wheat Festival in Saskatchewan has harvesting competitions and plant shows to pay tribute to their most important crop

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