Here are the facts that make Lower Fort Garry an important National
Historic Site of Canada!
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Lower Fort Garry is the finest collection of stone buildings in Canada.
- The walls and most buildings were made from ______________________ quarried from the riverbank.
- The first building on site was the _____________, constructed from 1830-1832.
- The stonemason lived in the _________________.
- The walls and most buildings were made from ______________________ quarried from the riverbank.
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Lower Fort Garry was a major stirtepmnnah tenrec
t r a n s h i p m e n t c e n t r e for the Hudson's Bay Company.
- The most important shipment of supplies comes from Europe once per year by orky tabo.
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- Furs from all over would make their way to Lower Fort Garry to be stored and packed in the ruf fotl building.
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- The tripsmen carried 180 pounds on their backs with the help of a ptmuenli.
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- If you had any furs or produce to trade, you could speak to the metsapsort at the clerk's quarters, near the saleshop.
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- The most important shipment of supplies comes from Europe once per year by orky tabo.
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Lower Fort Garry served as a ( + ING) training post for the newly formed North-West Mounted Police in 1873.
- The North-West Mounted Police lived in a wooden (WARE + ) ________________________ near the Northeast bastion.
- Constable Sam Steele was assigned to teach the new recruits ( + MAN + ) ___________.
- Each division had a ( + LER) ___________________ who acted like a clock by playing special songs on his trumpet at different times of the day.
- The North-West Mounted Police wore uniforms made from (S + + LET) ____________________ serge: a heavy red fabric.
- The North-West Mounted Police lived in a wooden (WARE + ) ________________________ near the Northeast bastion.
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Lower Fort Garry was the location of the signing of Treaty No.1 in 1871 between the Swampy Cree, Ojibway, and representatives of the crown.
- Lower Fort Garry was a great choice since it could hold the 1000-2000 people that were expected to camp inside and outside of the fort: Can you put the door in the right place on this Ojibway tipi?
- Each of the Aboriginal chiefs that signed Treaty No.1 received many things including farm equipment, ox carts, and even a special treaty coat: Can you draw what the treaty coat looked like?(hint: have you visited the museum building?)
- Upon signing Treaty No.1, each Aboriginal person was entitled to $3.00 every year: Treaty No.1 is still in effect. How much does each Aboriginal person receive today?
- Lower Fort Garry was a great choice since it could hold the 1000-2000 people that were expected to camp inside and outside of the fort: Can you put the door in the right place on this Ojibway tipi?
- Lower Fort Garry is the finest collection of stone buildings in Canada.
- limestone
- big house
- men's house.
- limestone
- Lower Fort Garry was a major stirtepmnnah tenrec t r a n s h i p m e n t c e n t r e for the Hudson's Bay Company.
- york boat
- fur loft
- tumpline
- Clerk's quarters
- york boat
- Lower Fort Garry served as a ( + ING) training post for the newly formed North-West Mounted Police in 1873.
- warehouse
- horsemanship
- bugler
- scarlet
- warehouse
- Lower Fort Garry was the location of the signing of Treaty No.1 in 1871 between the Swampy Cree, Ojibway, and representatives of the crown:
- The door faces east.
- $5
- The door faces east.
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