West Reserve
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west-reserve-186-7301189
title:
West Reserve
text:
The West Reserve was a block settlement plot of land in Manitoba set aside by the Government of Canada exclusively for settlement by Russian Mennonite settlers in 1876.
After signing Treaty 1 with the Anishinabe and Swampy Cree First Nations, the Canadian government sent William Hespeler to recruit Mennonite farmers to the region. In 1873 Mennonite delegates from the Russian Empire,, visited the area and agreed to a Privilegium outlining religious freedom, military exemption, and land. This land
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Reserve
date created:
2018-11-15T19:05:33Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T23:15:46Z
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