2010-10-012013-01-042011-10-122013-01-04193419341934http://hdl.handle.net/10388/etd-10012010-074653The Mennonites were the first foreign settlers to take up their residence on the prairies of Western Canada. What contributions, we may ask, have they made to the development of the West. In order to understand them better we need to consider some of the factors that have determined their outlook on life during the past.en-UStext