En Saskatchewan, on achetait plus souvent des terres privées et des plus petites parcelles de terre pour ensuite les convertir en réserves, alors qu'au Manitoba, les parcelles avaient une superficie plus importante; c'est pourquoi chaque conversion signifiait un plus grand nombre d'acres.
In Saskatchewan, it was much more typical that they were acquiring land that was already privately owned and smaller parcels of land and then getting each of them converted to reserve status, whereas in Manitoba they were getting larger tracts of land. One conversion would count for more acres.