Saskatchewan Historical Geography: Difference between revisions

Because the area now known as the province of Saskatchewan was first inhabited by First Nations. Then as explorers arrived, the area became known as Rupert's Land. When Rupert's Land was sold by the Hudson's Bay Company to the Dominion of Canada, the region was thenceforward was within the North-West Territories.  

The North-West Territories became known as the Northwest Territories in 1906). As part of the North-West Territories divisions called provisional districts were formed. Additional information regarding [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cansk/Saskatchewan/map.html provisional districts] The provisional districts were then further divided into Statute Labour Districts (also known as Fire Districts, Statute Labour and Fire (SLF) Districts) whose main focus were constructing fire guards and fire breaks to assuage devastating prairie grass fires. Statute Labour Districts gave way to smaller regions which were easier to manage called Local Improvement Districts (LID).  

LIDs were also too large, and municipal jurisdictions managed smaller areas generally 18 miles square called Rural Municipalities. For further information regarding [http://aumkleem.blogspot.ca/2014/05/rural-municipalities-of-saskatchewan.html Rural Municipalities of Saskatchewan]  Understanding rural municipalities is imperative when studying the 1921 Canadian census, and the location column labelled "Place of Habitation" as explained in the following article. [http://aumkleem.wordpress.com/2014/03/24/1921-canada-census-place-of-habitation-rural-municipalities/ 1921 Canada Census: Place of Habitation :: Rural Municipalities.]