MANITOBAKrystal

LOCATION

• Manitoba is one of the ten provinces found in Canada.

• Manitoba is one of the three prairie provinces.

• Manitoba is the fifth smallest in Canada.

HISTORY• The fist people to live here were the Cree,

Saulteaux, Assiniboine, Chipewyan, and Ojibwa.

• Manitoba is a Cree name that means “the place where the spirit speaks.”

• Fort Rouge was one of the first settlements.

The Flin Flon city was originally named in 1915 after Professor Josiah Flintabbatey Flonatin

FACTS

• Manitoba`s capital city is Winnipeg.

• Manitoba`s main flower is the Prarie Crocus.

• Manitoba`s main tree is the White Spruce.

• The Great Gray Owl is Manitoba's main bird.

POPULATION

• The population in Manitoba is about 1,000,000 Canadians.

• Most of the people that live in Manitoba come from Britain, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, and East and Southeast Asia.

• Most of the people speak English and French.

• The largest city in Manitoba is Winnipeg.

CAPITAL OF MANITOBA

• The golden boy holds wheat in his left hand and a torch in his right hand the wheat represents farming and the torch represents growth.

• Winnipeg has one of the best ballet companies in the world.

• The ballets they perform are Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake, and the Nutcracker.

WATERWAYS

• Manitoba has three large lakes Winnipeg, Winnipegosis, and Manitoba Lake.

• Manitoba`s three largest rivers include Churchill River, Nelson River and Hayes River they all flow into Hudson Bay.

REFERENCES• Manitoba, Barb McDermott and Gail McKeown. Reidmore Books. 1999.

• Winnipeg, Barb McDermott and Gail McKeown. Reidmore Books. 1998

• http://www.mbrpwrc.usgs.gov/id/framlst/i3700id.html

• www.go.hrw.com/atlas/span_htm/ manitoba.htm

• www.go.hrw.com/atlas/span_htm/ manitoba.htm • www.mountainnature.com/Forecast/ 2002-05-Forecast.htm

• www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/ id/htmsl/h3700pi.jpg

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