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Includes documents referring to the indigenous peoples of Manitoba.

Human settlement in this part of Manitoba can be traced to at least the 8th century AD. Research at Calf Mountain, a mound builder site, indicated its use as a burial site from the 8th to the 15th century. Numerous indigenous peoples have left their mark on the area.  

Community Histories

Fossil Elephants of Manitoba

Booklet published by Manitoba Culture, Heritage and Recreation, Historic Resources Branch.

Please recognize the attitudes expressed in these bulletins may not reflect current attitudes.

PMA_2020_046767

    From Wooden Ploughs to Welfare - Helen Buckley

    A history of the experience of prairie indigenous first nations in making the tansition from a buffalo based economy to a settler/colonial economy.

    PMA_2022_061128

      Fur Trade in the Scratching River Region

      The fur trade in the Morris, Manitoba district.

      PMA_2021_051452

        Gosselin Generations - the Elders (1880)

        A historical memoir of the Gosselins, one of Manitoba's Métis families. The family lived in the Red River district, in the Rock Lake district before disbursing throughout Manitoba and Saskatchewan.

         

        PMA_2021_047289

          Grant, Agnes - No End of Grief - Indian Residential Schools in Canada (1880)

          An account addressing the experiences of First Nations children in the residential schools.

          PMA_2021_053651

            Hothem - North American Indian Artifacts

            A dated summary of types of First Nation cultural heritage objects and the value placed on them in the antiquities market. 

            PMA_2024_076138

              Indian Boyhood - Eastman Charles A

              A memoir of a prairie boyhood among the First Nations peoples.

              PMA_2022_062542

                Kelsey, Henry - The Boy who found the Prairies

                A news article on the influence of Henry Kelsey.

                PMA_2024_077412

                  Kuehn Felix - Star Mound

                  A shoirt history of the Star Mound site in Southern Manitoba.

                  PMA_2024_072409

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