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The District of Keewatin was a territory of Canada and later an administrative district of the Northwest Territories. It was created in 1876 by the ''Keewatin Act'', and originally it covered a large area west of the Hudson Bay. In 1905, it became a part of Northwest Territories and in 1912, its southern parts were adjoined to provinces of Manitoba and Ontario, leaving the remainder, now called Keewatin Region, virtually uninhabited. On April 1, 1999, the Keewatin Region was formally dissolved, as Nunavut was created from eastern parts of the Northwest Territories, including all of Keewatin. The name "Keewatin" comes from Algonquian roots—either in Cree or in Ojibwe—both of which mean ''north wind'' in their respective languages. In Inuktitut, it was called —a name which persists as the Kivalliq Region in Nunavut. ==History as a territory 1876–1905== The District of Keewatin was created by the passage of the ''Keewatin Act'' on October 7, 1876〔Victoria R, Proclamation, 7 October 1876, (1876) C Gaz, 458.〕 from a portion of Canada's Northwest Territories. The district ceased being an independent territory in 1905 and was returned to the Northwest Territories. At the time of its abolition, it covered 228,160 square miles (590,932 km²)—roughly the size of Saskatchewan. At its establishment in 1876, it encompassed the bulk of what is now Manitoba and north-western Ontario and southern Nunavut. Its territory had been reduced over the years as areas were added to the two provinces. The federal government created the District of Keewatin on the advice of Lieutenant Governor Alexander Morris. Morris convinced the government that the new territorial government of the Northwest Territories would be unable to effectively administer land to the north and east of Manitoba.〔 Morris was advised of the need for a new territory by James McKay. Morris approved of the idea and began consulting with McKay to determine a proper Aboriginal name for the territory. McKay decided upon Keewatin, which comes from the Cree and Saulteaux languages and means ''the land of the north wind''.〔 The government decided to use an Aboriginal name because they wanted to be sensitive towards Natives who formed the largest demographic and respect their cultural identity. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「District of Keewatin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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