H - Sir Frederick Haultain and the Province of Buffalo

Today's post may not be as exciting as some of my previous this month, or even that interesting for those not super-into Canadian history, but I'm just weirded out by the fact that we nearly had a province named "Buffalo." It just sounds odd. So, back at the turn of the 20th century, Canada was very much still taking shape, and most of it was still just called "the North West Territories."