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Winnipeg is located at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers,
now known as "The Forks", a story about the river by canoe routes
of indigenous peoples for thousands of years. The name Winnipeg is a transcription
of the western Cree word meaning "Muddy Waters", the area has
been inhabited for thousands of years by First Nations. Thanks to archeology,
petroglyphs, rock art, ancient artifacts and oral history, researchers
have learned that in prehistoric times, the natives of the area used for
camping, hunting, fishing, trade, and further north , agriculture.
The first breeding in the province appears to have been along the Red
River near present Lockport, where crops of corn and other seeds were
planted before contact with First Nations with the Europeans. For thousands
of years there have been human beings living in this region. Many archaeological
evidence found in their lifestyle. The rivers provided transportation
far and wide, and linked many peoples as Anishinaabe, Assiniboine, Mandan,
Ojibway, Sioux, Cree, Lakota, and others for trade and knowledge exchange.
The people made mounds near the river, similar to the builders of the
mound in the south. Lake Winnipeg, it was considered an inland sea, with
links to the rivers in the western mountains, the Great Lakes region of
East and the Arctic Ocean in the north. The Red River linked ancient peoples
of the North with the south along the Mississippi and Missouri rivers.
Ojibway hecho algunos de los primeros mapas de la corteza de abedul, que
ayudó a los comerciantes de pieles a encontrar su camino a lo largo
de los ríos y lagos.
With the recent Canadian Pacific Railway reached many travelers, settlers
and entrepreneurs in the new city. The agricultural sector was booming,
and many fortunes largely on the Prairies. Bonanza farms at the time further
south in the United States. Canada is also willing to settle the American
West before interest and the railroad involved in any way. Winnipeg, during
the economic boom of the 1890s and early 20th century, enabled him to
assume its distinctive multicultural character, and the city was the third
largest in many years. Manitoba legislative building reflects the optimism
of the boom years. Tyndall mainly built of stone and opened in 1920, its
dome supports a bronze statue finished in gold leaf, called "the
eternal youth and the Spirit of Enterprise" (commonly called the
"Golden Boy"). Many of the new lots were sold, and prices rose
rapidly because of high demand. The boom in housing has fallen in Vancouver
and has quickly become the third largest city.
Winnipeg face financial difficulties when the Panama Canal opened in
1914. The canal reduced reliance on Canada's rail system for international
trade, maritime and rising Vancouver Winnipeg finally overcame to become
the third largest city in the 1950s.
The general strike in Winnipeg, June 21 from 1919Following the First World
War, due to a recession after the war, the appalling working conditions
and the presence of radical unionists, and a large influx of returning
soldiers, 35,000 jobs Winnipeggers left in May 1919 in what is known as
the Winnipeg General Strike of 1919. After numerous arrests, deportations,
and incidents of violence, the strike ended on June 21, 1919, when the
Riot Act was read and a group of RCMP officers set up a group of strikers.
Two strikers were killed and at least thirty others were injured, that
on the day known as Bloody Sunday, the effect is a polarization of the
population. One of the leaders of the strike, JS Woodsworth, who is in
Canada the first major socialist party, the Co-operative Commonwealth
Federation (CCF), which later became the NDP.
The stock market crash of 1929 only hastened decline in Winnipeg, the
Great Depression led to massive unemployment, which has been exacerbated
by drought and depressed agricultural prices. The crisis ended when the
Second World War began in 1939. In Winnipeg, the old armory of Minto,
Tuxedo (Fort Osborne) and McGregor were so crowded that the military has
to take over other buildings to increase capacity.
The end of World War II brought a new sense of optimism in Winnipeg.
Demand brought a boom in housing development, but construction activity
ended in 1950 due to the flooding Red River, Winnipeg's greatest success
since 1861 floods, the floods which took place on the waters of the flood
period of 51 days. On May 8, 1950, eight dikes collapsed, four of the
city, the eleven bridges were destroyed and nearly 100,000 people were
evacuated, making it Canada's largest, evacuation in history. The federal
government has estimated the damage at more than $ 26 million, while insisting
that the province was at least double that
The first French officer arrived in the region in 1738. Sieur of Verendrye
built the first fur trading post on the site, known as the Red Fort. Traders
continued for several decades before the arrival of the Hudson's Bay Company.
The French men married women from First Nations. His sons, known as mestizos,
hunting, trade, and lived in the region for decades. Growing up bilingual,
often have a leadership role among cultures and settlement expanded.
Lord Selkirk attended the first permanent settlement (Red River), the
purchase of land in the company of Hudson Bay, and a survey of the river
in the first batch of 1800. The North West Company built Fort Gibraltar
in 1809, the Company and the Hudson's Bay, built in 1812 in Fort Douglas.
The two companies fought fiercely over trade in the region, and destroyed
all the strengths of others in several battles. Metis and settlers from
Lord Selkirk led a battle in the historic Battle of Seven Oaks site. In
1821, Hudson Bay and North West Companies ended their long rivalry with
a merger. Fort Gibraltar, the site of the current Winnipeg, was renamed
Fort Garry in 1822 and became the first in the region of the Hudson's
Bay Company. The fortress was destroyed by a flood in 1826, and was not
rebuilt until 1835. The fort was the residence of the governor of the
company for many years. It became part of the first large settlements
in western Canada.
In 1869-70, Winnipeg was the site of the Red River Rebellion, a conflict
between the government of Métis, led by Louis Riel and newcomers
from eastern Canada. General Garnet Wolseley was sent to end the rebellion.
This rebellion led directly to the entry of Manitoba into Confederation
as Canada's fifth province in 1870. On November 8, 1873, Winnipeg was
incorporated as a city. Manitoba and the Northwest Territories legislature
appointed James McKay Regulation
Before 1972, Winnipeg was the largest of thirteen cities and towns in
a metropolitan area near the Red and Assiniboine rivers. Unicity was created
on July 27, 1971 and came into force with the first election in 1972.
The City of Winnipeg Act incorporated the current city of Winnipeg Municipal
Transcona, St. Boniface, St. Vital, West Kildonan, East Kildonan, Tuxedo,
Old Kildonan, North Kildonan, Fort Garry, Charleswood, and Santiago, have
been merged with the ancient city of Winnipeg.
Immediately after the energy crisis in 1979, Winnipeg experienced a severe
economic downturn before the recession of the early 1980s. Throughout
the recession, the city has suffered business closures in the Winnipeg
Tribune and the Swift Meat Packers and Canada. In 1981, Winnipeg was one
of the first cities in Canada to sign a tripartite agreement for the rehabilitation
of its downtown. three levels of government, federal, provincial and municipal
governments have contributed more than $ 271 million for the development
needs of downtown Winnipeg in the last 20 years. The funding has helped
attract Portage Mall Plaza, which includes the headquarters of Investors
Group, the offices of Air Canada, and many apartment complexes. In 1989,
restoration and conversion of the CN yard at the junction of the Red and
Assiniboine rivers in Winnipeg Forks become the most popular tourist attraction
There are 228 districts in Winnipeg, according to the 1996 census. Downtown
Winnipeg (the heart of the city) focuses on the intersection of Portage
Avenue and Main Street about one kilometer (0.6 miles) from the Forks
of the Red and Assiniboine River. From this intersection, the reputation
of being the wind in Canada (and widely recognized as the most famous
intersection in Canada), all roads radiate outwards. City of Winnipeg,
an area approximately one square mile (2.5 km ²), which is important
for a city this size. The city center around the residential areas. Urban
development is expanding in all directions from downtown, but it is farther
south and west, and tends to follow the course of these two great rivers.
The urban area of Winnipeg, is about 25 kilometers (15 miles) from east
to west and 20 km (12 miles) from north to south, but there is still land
available for development within the city limits.
Winnipeg is also known for its urban forest, especially his beautiful
American Elm trees. The two major city parks, Assiniboine Park and Kildonan
Park, are located in the suburbs. The main areas are the Polo Park (West
End and St. James), Kildonan Crossing (Transcona and East Kildonan), South
St. Vital, and Garden City (West Kildonan). The main areas of culture
and nightlife are the exchange district the forks, Osborne Village and
Little Italy (both in the Red Fort), Sargent and Ellice Avenue (West End)
and Old St. Boniface. Osborne Village (the most densely populated city
neighborhood) is Western Canada the second quarter, the most densely populated,
and was voted
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