Chapter 10
Canada
Section 2
The Prairie
Provinces: Canada’s Breadbasket
Manitoba,
Saskatchewan
and
Alberta …
…make up the
Prairie Provinces.
The Prairie Provinces are located on
the world’s largest prairie.
Cree
Blackfoot
Assiniboine
Native Americans have lived on the
prairie lands for centuries
Chipewyan
Sioux
Saulteaux
Indigenous People depended on
buffalo to survive. Buffalo meat
provided their food. Buffalo hides
were used for clothing.
Europeans killed buffalo herds,
which lead to the end of the
indigenous peoples’ way of life.
Canada’s Government took over the
indigenous peoples’ land, and placed them
on reserves.
Many European immigrants, who arrived in
Canada, became wheat farmers.
Three-fourths of
Canada’s
farmland is
found in the
Prairie Provinces,
with wheat
being its major
crop.
Cities in the
Prairie Provinces
celebrate their
cultural heritage
with festivals
and other
special events.
The Calgary
Stampede
celebrates
Calgary’s
ranching
background.
Festival du Voyageur is held in the capital of Manitoba,
Winnipeg, honoring the French Canadian fur-trading heritage.
The city of Edmonton,
Alberta has a 10 day
festival which celebrates
its gold rush heritage.
Activities include raft races
and sourdough pancake
breakfast.
The Weyburn Wheat
Festival, held in
Saskatchewan, is a
tribute to Wheat, the
area’s most
important crop
Reviewing Key Terms
descent
immunity
Descent refers
to a person’s
ancestry.
A natural resistance
to disease is known
as immunity.