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

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

Alberta Edmonton Calgary

Manitoba Winnipeg

Saskatchewan Saskatoon Regina

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

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

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

Celebrating Traditions Each of the Prairie Provinces celebrate their cultural heritage Alberta – Calgary Stampede celebrating the legacy of ranching since 1912 Alberta – Edmonton has Klondike Days celebrating the gold rush days Manitoba – Winnipeg celebrates Festival du Voyageur honoring French Canadian fur trading heritage Saskatchewan – Weyburn celebrates what they grow with a wheat festival

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