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  Canadian History @ Suite101: From cod fisheries and fur trade to the Hudson Bay Company and the Canadian National ...
Canadian History @ Suite101: From cod fisheries and fur trade to the Hudson Bay Company and the Canadian National Railroad, from July 1, 1868 and John A Macdonald to present day Parliament and Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
Canadian stories are filled with grand adventures, deep passion and love of country.
Canadian bootleggers, rumrunners and then mobsters made fortunes more...
canadianhistory.suite101.com   (0 words)

  
 Curricular Resources in Canadian Studies: Canadian History
In their "Learning and Researching Canadian History" section, you'll find historic images, information organized by historical topics, links to other related web sites, links to over 100 historic documents organized chronologically, and a section on BC history (images, documents, etc.).
CMCC Virtual Museum Level 3: Canadian History Hall A variety of exhibits detailing an aspect of Canadian history.
Explore early Canadian history in the virtual tour of Canada Hall, or learn about the history of hats, glassworks, pottery, the canoe, and fancy dress balls.
www.cln.org /subjects/can-hist_cur.html   (0 words)

  
  Teaching Canadian National History
His main point is that we are distorting history and failing to do the teacher's obvious job of preparing students to be literate citizens if we don't teach a balanced overview of Canadian history.
Granatstein's second point is that certain teachers of Canadian history, mostly in the universities, are failing to do their job as communicators when they talk only to themselves and a few senior students in esoteric, jargon-laden language.
Our crying need in Canadian history is not so much for new approaches to new content, but rather for new approaches to and serious discussion of the issues swirling around the old content.
www.quasar.ualberta.ca /css/Css_36_2/ARteaching_canadian_national_history.htm   (1747 words)

  
 The best Canadian history books
Terry Copp challenges and refutes the conventional view that the Canadian contribution to the Battle of Normandy was a 'failure': that the allies won only through the use of 'brute force,' and that the Canadian soldiers and commanding officers were essentially incompetent.
The Force of Culture examines Massey's notion of culture, its conflicted roots in late nineteenth-century and early twentieth-century Canadian Protestant thought, and Massey's transformation into a champion of culture as a bastion of Canadian sovereignty.
Canadian historian Barry Gough admires Mackenzie's toughness and daring without glossing over the towering ego and knack for self-promotion that won him a knighthood (Amazon.com).
www.bestbooks.biz /history/canadian-history.htm   (0 words)

  
 The Purposes of Teaching Canadian History
If Jack Granatstein's (1998) "killing" of Canadian history is a consequence of a breakdown of consensus in which story to tell, with which moral, then the phenomenon is not unique to Canada.
When educators assembled recently in the Russian Far East, to revise regional history curricula, they had to confront the questions of the history of communism, but also with the history of relationships of their region to the central state, of Russia to its neighbors, and of the dominant culture to Native peoples in the region.
He noted that the goal of history in the schools should be both a) a deep understanding of the past and b) a deep understanding of history.
www.quasar.ualberta.ca /css/Css_36_2/ARpurposes_teaching_canadian_history.htm   (2887 words)

  
 Canadian History   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Examples of primary sources in Canadian history include: The British North American Act, The Diaries of Louis Riel, and the Memoirs of Pierre Elliot Trudeau.
Examples of secondary sources in Canadian history are: Britain and the Origins of Canadian Confederation, 1837-67, Louis David Riel: Prophet of the New World, and Trudeau and His Times.
This series traces the history of Canada "from the early voyages of the Vikings to 1967" and is the "definitive history of Canada".
stauffer.queensu.ca /inforef/history/canadian.htm   (1999 words)

  
 Our Story
Canadian Tire introduces their "super-lastic" tire guarantee—making the first time in Canada that a tire is guaranteed for other than manufacturer's defects.
The catalogue proclaims Canadian Tire is the "largest direct automotive supply house in Canada." Product offering is diversified to meet the changing needs of customers, and now includes camping equipment, radio supplies and a variety of private house brand automotive accessories.
Canadian Tire's "A Bike Story", national television advertising campaign, captures the attention and emotion of Canadian families as a cultural slice of life.
www2.canadiantire.ca /CTenglish/h_ourstory.html   (718 words)

  
 Resources of Scholarly Societies - History
Business History Conference [In spite of its name, the BHC is a society, not merely a conference in the usual sense of the word.]
Canadian Society for the History and Philosophy of Mathematics = Société Canadienne d'Histoire et de Philosophie des Mathématiques [In English.]
International Committee for the History of Technology ["ICOHTEC was constituted as a Scientific Section within the Division of the History of Science of the International Union of the History and Philosophy of Science (IUHPS/DHS)....
www.lib.uwaterloo.ca /society/history_soc.html   (1488 words)

  
 St. Lawrence University: Canadian Studies
The Canadian studies program seeks to combine the advantages of St. Lawrence’s proximity to Canadian political, cultural, economic and academic centers with the University’s traditional commitment to high-quality teaching of undergraduates in the liberal arts.
For example, a student pursuing a combined major in history and Canadian studies should select at least one Canadian history course, thereby meeting a major requirement in both history and Canadian studies and, in the process, reducing the number of electives needed for the combined major.
To minor in Canadian studies, a student is required to take Canadian Studies 101 and 201 and three courses on Canada from those offered by the several academic departments.
web.stlawu.edu /programs/canadian_studies.html   (711 words)

  
 Canadian History and Studies
Rethinking Canadian History An international conference to re-conceptualize the discipline of Canadian History, 17 — 18 May 2007
Canadian Labour History, 1850-1999 (Canadian Museum of History)
Directorate of History and Heritage (Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces)
www.tntech.edu /history/canada.html   (0 words)

  
 A Brief Canadian History
When she is not performing with A Brief Canadian History, Kat is performing in the Montreal folk music scene with Christine Sciascia in their duo ‘’Sha Sha Kats’’.
Bevan was born and raised in Saskatchewan and is of Cree and Celtic ancestry.
The aim of the project is to reach beyond conventional text book teachings and expose Canadians to their unique identity, which we have done by acknowledging our cultural mosaic.” Join us February 13th and 15th at 8pm and 16th at 3pm at the Hudson Village Theatre for this unique cultural celebration.
www.abriefcanadianhistory.com /bioresume.html   (1660 words)

  
 Canadian Parliamentary Program
The Canadian Parliament Internship program, which places students in the offices of members of Parliament, either the House of Commons or the Senate, was formed more than 15 years ago by Helen Graves, a professor at the University of Michigan.
Being a Canadian studies minor or major is not a criterion for qualifying for the internship, as long as a student has an interest in international politics, says Baker.
Both the Canadian and US government are democratic forms but they're very different and this is a good way to compare and contrast.
www.wku.edu /Dept/Academic/AHSS/History/canadian/programinfo.htm   (1941 words)

  
 Markville Canadian History   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Through the narrative of history we hear and see the people, events, emotions, struggles, and challenges that produced the present and that will shape the future.
Canadian History Since World War I focuses on the events and personalities that have shaped our nation since 1914.
Optional Canadian history courses in Grades 11 and 12 provide further opportunities to investigate Canada’s past and examine issues that the country will face in the future.
www.markville.ss.yrdsb.edu.on.ca /history/history/canadian.html   (285 words)

  
 History of Psychology
Division 26 is dedicated to the study of the history of psychology.
Section of the Canadian Psychological Association is devoted to the study of the history of psychology.
This extensive timeline traces the history of psychology from early civilization to the present.
psych.athabascau.ca /html/aupr/history.shtml   (1677 words)

  
 Canadian History   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Canadian National Library, includes an extensive narrative and selected documents and images.
This site brings together a "vast array of multimedia resources celebrating Canada's history and culture, its landscapes, technology, scientific discoveries, and Aboriginal communities." Many of the projects tend to be exhibits.
Documents, images and oral histories dealing with the Shingwauk school, a residential school for native children in Sault Ste.
www.lib.washington.edu /subject/History/tm/canada.html   (1045 words)

  
 World History Compass, Canadian History
The general mandate of the Canadian Jewish Congress National Archives is to collect and preserve documentation of the Jewish presence in Quebec and Canada.
History of the Scots in New Scotland (Nova Scotia)
An outstanding teaching tool by Ruth Sandwell a post-doctoral fellow in the Department of History at the University of British Columbia and John Lutz an Assistant Professor in the History Department at the University of Victoria.
www.worldhistorycompass.com /canada.htm   (1323 words)

  
 Canadian History and Culture #1 -- Nellie McClung
The Mooney family emigrated from Ontario to the Canadian West in 1880 to homestead south of Brandon, Manitoba.
Yes, Nellie McClung has become a historical symbol of Canadian social reform and change; however, let's not forget she also sterilized those considered of "inferior genetic stock"...namely aboriginals...
canadian history and culture #1 -- nellie mcclung
www.suite101.com /article.cfm/canadian_history_culture/16232   (674 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Canadian History for Dummies: Books: Will Ferguson   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Try the Canadian gov't website (ocanada) and you'll see a wealth of things the Canadian government does for (not to) its citizens--truly, this is not propaganda for the rest of the world so much as Canada's putting her best foot forward without resorting to brag.
CANADIAN HISTORY FOR DUMMIES will explain why, pre-Brian Mulroney at least, it was usually the Conservative Party politicans who were more anti-American than the Liberals.
Down here he would be considered merely a contentious baby boomer, but read the blurbs from Canadian officials about this book and you know that, while they admire the research and user-friendly presentation, they've just been slapped with the witch hazel of bluntness.
www.amazon.ca /Canadian-History-Dummies-Will-Ferguson/dp/0470836563   (1363 words)

  
 Canadian History & Culture
Canadians can be a bit more objective about the U.S. Constitution, knowing it was a good model both for things to avoid and for things to emulate.
A recent drive through summer storms reminded me of a typical Canadian cultural experience that happened when I was younger and thought I knew.
Canadian History and Culture #1 -- Nellie McClung (9 msgs)
www.suite101.com /welcome.cfm/canadian_history_culture   (267 words)

  
 Canadian History Intro
Canada's history is as complex as any other, and those who study it need lots of resources.
The history of fl people in Canada is an interesting and often neglected aspect of our culture.
Louis Riel was treated badly in history books at that time (the 60s) and Riel became for me an icon of oppressed individualism.
www.securenet.net /members/chastie/Hisintro.html   (464 words)

  
 History - Veterans Affairs Canada
A timeline of Canadian involvement in military conflicts starting with the beginning of the first world war to present day.
A new era of involvement in world affairs sees Canadian troops deployed to the Land of the Morning Calm.
Canadian Forces continue to contribute to peace and security at home and abroad.
www.vac-acc.gc.ca /general/sub.cfm?source=history   (148 words)

  
 CBC News In Depth: Mergers and Acquisitions
History: It was created by the Brazilian government in 1942 and privatized in 1997.
History: The Canadian company has been in business for more than 100 years, since July 1901, when the first ore was shipped from Creighton Mine near Sudbury, Ont.
History: The Canadian company has been in operation for more than 80 years, since Edward Horne of Noranda (which eventually amalgamated with Falconbridge Ltd. in 2005) purchased mining claims in northwestern Quebec in 1920.
www.cbc.ca /news/background/mergers/phelps-dodge-inco.html   (1068 words)

  
 Canadian History
The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment is a reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Armed Forces.
The War of 1812 was fought largely in Southern Ontario, on a front from Michilimackinac in the Northwest to the St Lawrence river, especially in the small area between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario.
Principal of Knox (Presbyterian) College, Toronto, was born in the Parish of Kirkcolm, Wigtonshire, Scotland.
www.electricscotland.com /history/canada/index.htm   (1401 words)

  
 Canadian History
A collection of Canadian books and periodicals online, including more than 16,000 titles and more than 64,000 serial issues published by both the commercial and the government publishing sector.
The national Canadian library catalogue, AMICUS provides a record of the published materials held at over 1,300 libraries across Canada.
Fredericton, NB: Dept. of History, University of New Brunswick.
www-sul.stanford.edu /depts/hasrg/abhist/brithist/canada.html   (407 words)

  
 Canadian History - Books   (Site not responding. Last check: )
If you do not see what you are looking for, please feel free to ask us.
Canadian Military Atlas: Four Centuries of Conflict from New France to Kosovo
Canadian Obsessions: A Century of National Preoccupations, as seen by Maclean’s
www.fedpubs.com /subject/history.htm   (897 words)

  
 WWW-VL History Index - Canada
The History of Louis Riel and the Rebellion of 1885
Struggling to Survive Economic and Social Conditions in the Canadian West During the Depression
The Royal Canadian Navy and the Battle of the Atlantic, 1939-1945
vlib.iue.it /history/CANADA/canada2.html   (864 words)

  
 Canadian History Books and Articles - Research Canadian History at Questia Online Library
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www.questia.com /CM.qst?D=se1&CRID=canadian_history&KEY=history_of_canada   (586 words)

  
 Hidden From History - The Canadian Holocaust
Guests include activists from the West Coast native community, anti-poverty movements, and ordinary men and women battling injustice, police brutality and globalization on the ground.The program also features regular updates from The Truth Commission into Genocide in Canada, and the mounting evidence of crimes against humanity committed in Christian Residential Schools.
Important News Update: This Week the Lid Came off the Residential School Coverup in Canada: Today, for the first time in history, the Canadian government has been publicly forced to acknowledge the deaths of children in Indian residential schools.
Christian civilization, by virtue of its exclusivist heresy and monotheism, became the self-justifying destroyer of all non-Christian culture.
www.hiddenfromhistory.org   (0 words)

  
 Category: History EBooks African and Middle Eastern History Ancient History Asian History Australian and Oceanian ...
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