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Land of the North Wind 
the district of Keewatin (def. 2), the Cree name for the north wind.
See also: Keewatin (def. 2)
- 1880 The District of Kee-wa-tin, "the land of the north wind," was also established, comprising the eastern and northern portions of the Territories, and placed under the control of the Lieutenant-Governor of Manitoba, and an Executive and Legislative Council.
- 1910 The first-named favoured the Province of Manitoba and the district of Keewatin ("the land of the north wind"), having migrated thither in previous years after the settlement of Quebec and Ontario.
- 1964 . . . the carvings are a brooding testament to the human endurance in the Keewatin, the Land of the North Wind.
- 1880 The District of Kee-wa-tin, "the land of the north wind," was also established, comprising the eastern and northern portions of the Territories, and placed under the control of the Lieutenant-Governor of Manitoba, and an Executive and Legislative Council.