Plains of Canada

E512898

geographical region grassland

The Plains of Canada are a vast grassland region in central and western Canada that have long supported the lifeways, cultures, and economies of Indigenous nations, including the Cree.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Canadian Prairies	32
Prairie provinces of Canada	3
Plains of Alberta	1
Plains of Canada canonical	1
Plains of southern Alberta	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographical region ⓘ grassland ⓘ
borderedBy	Canadian Shield NERFINISHED ⓘ Rocky Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ
characterizedBy	cold winters ⓘ low to moderate precipitation ⓘ warm summers ⓘ
climate	continental climate ⓘ
contains	mixed grass prairie ⓘ shortgrass prairie ⓘ tallgrass prairie ⓘ
country	Canada ⓘ
dominantVegetation	grassland ⓘ prairie grasses ⓘ
ecologicalIssue	biodiversity loss ⓘ grassland conversion to cropland ⓘ habitat fragmentation ⓘ
economicActivity	dryland farming ⓘ oil and gas extraction ⓘ ranching ⓘ wheat cultivation ⓘ
extendsInto	Alberta NERFINISHED ⓘ Manitoba NERFINISHED ⓘ Saskatchewan NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasLandUse	agriculture ⓘ energy development ⓘ pasture ⓘ
hasSubregion	Prairie Provinces NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicallyInhabitedBy	Assiniboine NERFINISHED ⓘ Blackfoot Confederacy NERFINISHED ⓘ Cree NERFINISHED ⓘ Métis NERFINISHED ⓘ Saulteaux NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	central Canada ⓘ western Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Interior Plains NERFINISHED ⓘ
supports	Indigenous cultures ⓘ Indigenous economies ⓘ Indigenous lifeways ⓘ
traditionalActivity	bison hunting ⓘ ceremonial gatherings ⓘ seasonal migration ⓘ
traversedBy	Assiniboine River NERFINISHED ⓘ Athabasca River NERFINISHED ⓘ North Saskatchewan River NERFINISHED ⓘ Peace River NERFINISHED ⓘ Red River of the North NERFINISHED ⓘ South Saskatchewan River NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (38)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cree peoples → traditionalTerritory → Plains of Canada ⓘ

South Saskatchewan River → locatedIn → Plains of Canada ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canadian Prairies

California gull → breedingRangeIncludes → Plains of Canada ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canadian Prairies

Plains Cree → traditionalRegion → Plains of Canada ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canadian Prairies

Cowtown → relatedTo → Plains of Canada ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canadian Prairies

College of Agriculture and Bioresources → regionServed → Plains of Canada ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canadian Prairies

Faculty of Nursing → regionServed → Plains of Canada ⓘ

subject surface form: Faculty of Nursing, University of Manitoba

this entity surface form: Canadian Prairies

Faculty of Education → regionServed → Plains of Canada ⓘ

subject surface form: Faculty of Education, University of Manitoba

this entity surface form: Canadian Prairies

Cardston County → locatedInRegion → Plains of Canada ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canadian Prairies

Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye → exploredRegion → Plains of Canada ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canadian Prairies

Central North America → contains → Plains of Canada ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canadian Prairies

North-West Rebellion → historicalRegion → Plains of Canada ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canadian Prairies

Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada → locatedInRegion → Plains of Canada ⓘ

subject surface form: Yorkton

this entity surface form: Canadian Prairies

blue grama → nativeTo → Plains of Canada ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canadian Prairies

Blackfoot language → historicalRegion → Plains of Canada ⓘ

this entity surface form: Plains of Alberta

Kainai Nation → traditionalTerritory → Plains of Canada ⓘ

this entity surface form: Plains of southern Alberta

Bungee (Bungi) → spokenInHistorical → Plains of Canada ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canadian Prairies

Stoney language → indigenousTo → Plains of Canada ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canadian Prairies

Nēhiyawēwin → region → Plains of Canada ⓘ

this entity surface form: Prairie provinces of Canada

Nīhithawīwin → spokenIn → Plains of Canada ⓘ

this entity surface form: Prairie provinces of Canada

Ininīmowin → spokenIn → Plains of Canada ⓘ

this entity surface form: Prairie provinces of Canada

Pile O’ Bones → associatedWith → Plains of Canada ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canadian Prairies

Regina Folk Festival → region → Plains of Canada ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canadian Prairies

MacKenzie Art Gallery → regionServed → Plains of Canada ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canadian Prairies

rural Saskatchewan, Canada → partOf → Plains of Canada ⓘ

subject surface form: rural Saskatchewan

this entity surface form: Canadian Prairies

Faculty of Science → regionServed → Plains of Canada ⓘ

subject surface form: Faculty of Science (University of Regina)

this entity surface form: Canadian Prairies

Canadian Plains Research Center → regionServed → Plains of Canada ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canadian Prairies

Port of Churchill → regionServed → Plains of Canada ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canadian Prairies

Bridge City → region → Plains of Canada ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canadian Prairies

SaskTel Centre → region → Plains of Canada ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canadian Prairies

Wanuskewin Heritage Park → locatedOn → Plains of Canada ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canadian Prairies

East Block → partOf → Plains of Canada ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canadian Prairies

North-West Legislative Assembly → historicalRegion → Plains of Canada ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canadian Prairies

Mankota, Saskatchewan → isPartOf → Plains of Canada ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canadian Prairies

west-central Manitoba → partOf → Plains of Canada ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canadian Prairies

Prairie ecozone → locatedIn → Plains of Canada ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canadian Prairies

Red Deer River (Manitoba) → locatedIn → Plains of Canada ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canadian Prairies

Regina metropolitan area → partOf → Plains of Canada ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canadian Prairies