Place details
Place nameManitoba
Other namesManitoba, Province of, Manitoba, Province de, Province de Manitoba
CountryCanada
Latitude55
Longitude-97
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Originally populated by Cree, Assiniboin & Ojibwa; Eskimos inhabited area along Hudson Bay; Thomas Button arrived from England 1612 & an expedition from Denmark came in 1619; conflicts among English & French traders 1700s; first European settlement 1812.