Talk:Palliser's Triangle

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Dates: The date of the expedition is incorrectly given as 1863. It was 1857 - 1859 see Canadian Plains Research Centre (2005) Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan. Regina: Canadian Plains... pp. 677-678

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This article desperately needs a map. -- Geo Swan 21:58, 2005 Jun 25 (UTC)

It's not like clamatic and soil conditions stop at the 49th Parallel....what's the equivalent US region, if there's anything so-designated?Skookum1 (talk) 03:08, 16 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

There is a region in Montana with similar conditions known as the Golden Triangle where about 45% of Montana's wheat crop is grown. I'm not sure how to go about making this page without confusing it with all the other 'golden triangles'. If someone could start the page and work out the disambiguation I might fill in some detail. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 153.90.151.76 (talk) 17:13, 16 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Should have some discussion on the the fertile belt that he believed was above the triangle

HillaryViolet (talk) 20:28, 2 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Information on the fertile belt would be useful to this article. As well as adding information as to why this would be significant to people intending to move westward. — Preceding unsigned comment added by MeganMcIlvenna (talk • contribs) 02:42, 3 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Well thought out article on Palliser's Triangle. I added a subheading that discusses the Fertile Belt. StanLeehen|talk — Preceding undated comment added 16:10, 10 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

As a student working under the WikiEdu system on this article, I would like to list sources I have found that may be of use to myself in working to improve it.

Potential Sources:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4015056/

This link leads to an article on the Dust Bowl, a period very relevant to the history of Palliser's Triangle. The broad analysis of the period as a whole has the potential to provide much of the more esoteric, scientific, or political material that may be relevant to an accurate and detailed article on the subject.

http://www.jstor.org/stable/1790499?Search=yes&resultItemClick=true&searchText=ti:&searchText=%22Palliser%22&searchText=OR&searchText=tb:&searchText=%22Palliser%22&searchUri=%2Faction%2FdoBasicSearch%3Fgroup%3Dnone%26amp%3Bwc%3Don%26amp%3Bfc%3Doff%26amp%3Bacc%3Don%26amp%3BQuery%3Dti%253A%2522Palliser%2522%2B&refreqid=search%3A884caaf1f6c352cb16bf3fa96a47bd5c&seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents

This link, already sourced in the article in question, is a book written on John Palliser's exploration of Western Canada. This will be a vital source in terms of historical context and the history of the region.

http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/drought-in-pallisers-triangle-feature/

This article, from The Canadian Encyclopedia, provides a concise and detailed account on how the Dust Bowl period (or the Dirty Thirties) affected Palliser's Triangle. I will look into the reputability of the source in question, though I do have reason to believe that The Canadian Encyclopedia can be trusted.

http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/prairie-dry-belt-disaster/

This article looks into the various droughts in of the Prairie Belt, of which Palliser's Triangle is a part of,between initial settlement and the Dirty Thirties. This is an aspect of life and agriculture in the Prairies that goes largely neglected as it stands.

FrancoSaxonJackson (talk) 00:01, 25 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hello!

Looks like you’ve started to add some good information to to this article. The farming section an the history section both have small, but solid bases.

However, there are many sections you can and should expand on. A few topics to consider looking further into.

- The Palliser expedition itself. Granted, there is supposed to be a whole article on this, but more background on the origins of the deemed “unfarmable” land would be helpful. - Henry Hind and the fertile belt surrounding the region’s history. - Original assessment of land (what would it be used for? who would settle there and why?). - More info on Macoun. He was a botanist and had a fascination with the land’s potential. - Agricultural expansionist views on the land and its possible uses. - If you’re willing to go into the later years, there was a massive drought in that area that has lots of information recorded about it. - What the discovery of the triangle meant for the Canadian expansion West, and the trading companies there.

Most importantly, get the “History” section filled up.

If you haven’t already seen them, here’s a couple of sources to consider when expanding your research.

Last, William M. "Paleohydrology of playas in the northern Great Plains: perspectives from Palliser's Triangle." SPECIAL PAPERS-GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA(1994): 69-69.

Wolfe, S. A., C. H. Hugenholtz, and Olav B. Lian. "Palliser’s Triangle: Reconstructing the ‘central desert’of the southwestern Canadian prairies during the late 1850s." The Holocene 23, no. 5 (2013): 699-707.

Vance, R. E., and W. M. Last. "Paleolimnology and global change on the southern Canadian prairies1." INTERIOR PLAINS AND ARCTIC CANADA (1994).

Good Luck! — Preceding unsigned comment added by SamanthaLeigh (talk • contribs) 02:11, 16 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]