For the past 1,290 days, I have been learning French on the most popular language learning app in the world. I thought as a Canadian podcaster, I should be bilingual, just like the country I profile. While it is nice to live in an era where it is...
We are beginning our look at the premiers of Manitoba, and we are starting with Alfred Boyd, who is considered the first premier of Manitoba even though he was not recognized as such at the time of his appointment. Born in England on Sept. 20, 1835...
The land that today is Grunthal was the territory of several Indigenous groups through the recent centuries. The Cree, Anishinaabe and Sioux occupied the land initially. As fur traders came through, the Metis began to live on the land and take part...
Due to its location just west of Lake Manitoba, Dauphin was a common spot for the Indigenous to travel through during the pre-colonial era. Due to the fact the area was near major bodies of water, with nearby rivers, it was also one of the first...
The Indigenous Before Europeans arrived in the area that would be Manitoba, the landscape was dominated by the bison who moved in great herds. Following the bison were the Indigenous, who had arrived in the area thousands of years ago as the...