A history of Aboriginal societies, the fur trade, Red River settlement, establishment of Canadian institutions, and an agricultural economy, and the resistances of 1869 and 1885; themes in the historical development of the agrarian community in Western Canada; political movements among the western farmers, the nature of plains technology and work, and the economic evolution of the prairies. A study of prairie towns and cities with an emphasis on planning, transportation, population, government, social structure.
This course may not be repeated for credit.

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