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Manitoba By:Erica
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Where 1 of the 10 provinces in Canada, North America is bordered by U.S.A, Saskatchewan, Hudson Bay, Ontario, and Nunavut.
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History Was populated by people from Britain, Western and astern Europe and East and Southeast Asia 1 st peoples were Metis, Saulteaux. Assiniboine, Chippewa, and Ojibwa. Joined Confederation in 1870 Louis Riel is called the father of Manitoba
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“The Emerald of the Prairies” Winnipeg The Emerald (Winnipeg) is the capitol of Manitoba The oldest city in the Prairie Provinces Has the Golden Boy (a statue that holds a torch in his right hand and wheat in the other) The first peoples in Winnipeg were the Saulteaux Winnipeg was a meeting place for Native Tribes GOLDEN BOY
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Fast Facts Fifth smallest province in Canada The flower of Manitoba is the Prairie Crocus There are about 1,000,000 Canadians living in Manitoba - half of them live in Winnipeg Prairie Crocus
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Places toVisit Winnipeg is the home of the Royal Canadian Mint The Canadian mint makes coins for Canada and other countries Assiboine Park is the oldest park in Manitoba Has 2 National Parks
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References Manitoba, B. McDermott and G. McKeown, 1999, Reidmore Books Inc. http://www.gov.mb.ca/splash.html http://www.travelmanitoba.com/quickfacts/ emblems.html
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