Keewatin

Keewatin, a name given to the district lying N. of Manitoba, E. of Lake Winnipeg, and W. of the coast of Hudson's Bay. and extending N. as far as the 55th parallel of latitude. It has been cut into for the purpose of enlarging Manitoba and Ontario, but has still an area of 280,000 square miles. The inhabitants consist of a few scattered Eskimos and trappers, under the rule of the Lieutenant-Governor of Manitoba. Cultivation for the most part is impossible, but there are natural growths of timber and mineral resources as yet undeveloped. Fishing in the lake and rivers, especially the mouth of the Saskatchewan, is successfully carried on. Norway House, a great centre of fur trade, lies in the N. of this region.