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Images Canada: Picturing Canadian Culture
This site contains images of Canadian events, people, places and things. Search for images as well for more pictures on Canadian culture at this site.
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Metis Nation of Ontario: Symbols and Traditions: The Flag
A brief overview of the Metis flag - colors, symbolism, history.
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Office of the Treaty Commissioner: Historical Biographies
Click on a treaty number to access biographies of important aboriginal figures in treaty negotiations in Canada.
Alberta Online Encyclopedia
Alberta Online Encyclopedia: The Hudson's Bay Company's Monopoly (1821 1850)
Learn about the Hudson's Bay Company monopoly of the fur trade in Western Canada from 1821-1850. This Alberta Online Encyclopedia article has pictures, hot links to important terms and a Listen link that features audio from the Heritage...
Alberta Online Encyclopedia
Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Nature's Law
Nature's Law looks at the traditions, culture, governance and spiritual life of the Indigenous People residing in Alberta, such as the Woodland and Plains Cree, Blackfoot and Dene. Videos, quotes and a bibliography all bring this culture...
Alberta Online Encyclopedia
Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Aboriginal Youth Identity Series: Leadership (Student)
Whether you are looking for personal study or materials for a presentation or project, this website has a depth of materials available. This website is broken down into two categories--Senior and Elementary--but will also be useful for...
Alberta Online Encyclopedia
Alberta Online Encyclopedia: How the West Was Young
Alberta's early history is presented for students in this website covering pre-contact native people's history and fur trade exploration. Teachers looking to incorporate audio in organized lesson plans will like this website prepared by...
Historica Canada
Historica Dominion Institute: Les Voltigeurs De Quebec
As part of a video series, this clip [1:00] profiles the militia band known as "Voltigeurs de Quebec" who played the new patriotic anthem 'O Canada' for the first time in public in 1880. Though accepted by French Canada, it took English...
Veterans Affairs Canada
Historically Speaking: The Human Cost of War
This learning module gives students the opportunity to view and listen to hundreds of interviews with people who experienced first hand the Korean and First and Second world wars. This is an excellent teaching resource that helps...
Curated OER
Cbc News: A History of Residential Schools
Need a better understanding of residential schools? Through a series of pertinent Q&As, this article provides a clear history and timeline of the schools, the controversy they caused, and the final apology by the Canadian government.
NWT Literacy Council
Nwt Literacy Council: How to Kit: Literacy Activities for Holidays [Pdf]
'Literacy Activities for Holidays' is an extensive collection (150 pages) of activities for celebrating the traditional holidays of Valentines Day, Halloween, Easter, Christmas and Thanksgiving. Birthdays are also included.
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Aboriginal Language: Mi'kmaq Talking Posters
Atlantic Canada's First Nations Help Desk has created a website with the hopes of keeping their culture and language as a strong presence in Canada. From downloadable posters, to songs, vocabulary lessons and even a pronunciation guide,...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Why Do Americans and Canadians Celebrate Labor Day?
In the United States and Canada, the first Monday of September is a federal holiday, Labor Day. Originally celebrated in New York City's Union Square in 1882, Labor Day was organized by unions as a rare day of rest for the overworked...
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Trade Summit Protesters Battle in Quebec City 2001
An American left-wing website reports on the protesters in Quebec City in 2001 that accompanied the Free Trade of the Americas Agreement (FTAA) Summit hosted by Prime Minister Jean Chretien. Offers students a glimpse at the wide variety...
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The Royal Proclamation of October 7, 1763
The original text of the British Royal Proclamation, 1763 - the document that dealt with the governance of the new colonies of British North America. The author of the site has published the text of the document as well as an annotation...
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Mac Bride Museum
"MacBride Museum is a fun, interactive and educational museum that highlights the overall history of the Yukon".
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Montagnais Naskapi
Learn about the culture of the Montagnais-Naskapi people. Explore topics such as their history, economy, cultural values, religion, and sociopolitical organization.
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Canadian Native Art
Nokomis, a 70 year old Ojibwa artist tells stories about the Eastern Woodland Indian culture north of Lake Superior and interprets the native legends and myths that provided much of the imagery of Ojibwa artists like Morrisseau.
A&E Television
History.com: 10 Things You May Not Know About Sitting Bull
Get the facts about one of the most legendary Native Americans of the 19th century. Sitting Bull was born around 1831 into the Hunkpapa people, a Lakota Sioux tribe that roamed the Great Plains in what is now the Dakotas.