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ARTISTS AND INTELLECTUALS
Artists and authors, musicians, dance companies, scientists and inventors, teachers and education, television and movies.
CANADA AND THE WORLD
diplomacy or peacekeeping, relationship with the U.S.A., World War One, World War Two, the United Nations, other international treaties, the Canadian armed forces, world-famous Canadians
CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY
transportation routes, controversies, Chinese workers
CATASTROPHES
fires, floods, landslides, epidemics
COMMERCE
forestry, fishing, farming / ranching, stores and banking, early transportation, growth of industry, technological changes
CELEBRATIONS
family traditions, Canada Day, May Day, B.C. Day, leisure activities, cultural traditions, religious holidays
COMMUNICATION
radio / CBC, telephone / telecommunication companies, mail / Canada Post, newspapers, television / CBC, growth of the news media, electronic communication
EARLY SETTLERS
the fur trade, exploration of Canada, New France, the Hudson’s Bay Co./ forts, Upper & Lower Canada, the prairies, patterns of settlement
ENVIRONMENT
endangered animals, pollution, national parks, use of natural resources, anti-pollution legislation
FADS IN HISTORY
sayings and slang, fashions and clothing
FIRSTS IN YOUR COMMUNITY
graveyard, newspaper, railroad track, electricity, paved road, car / motor vehicle, baby born, retail store
FIRST NATIONS CULTURE
history and settlement, hunting and fishing, games, arts and crafts, types of housing, residential schools, interaction with Europeans
FOOD AND BEVERAGES
agriculture, cooking in the home, gadgets or inventions
GEOGRAPHY AND CLIMATE
influence on settlement, weather extremes, landscape changes,
GOVERNMENT
famous politicians, political parties, confederation
HOUSING
architecture, home furnishings, historic buildings, street names, tools / building materials
IMMIGRATION
patterns of immigration, official immigration policies, multiculturalism
PERSONAL MEMORIES
self and family history, narrative histories
RECREATION
sports, dances, parks, old fashioned toys / games, entertainment, ie theatres
SOCIAL STRUCTURES
families, community values, historical figures, famous pioneers, influential women, children’s work, family trees, different customs
SYMBOLS OF CANADA
flag, coat of arms, currency, national anthem, maple leaf, beaver, Canadian horse, provincial flags, flowers, etc.
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Please contact:
Jean-Philippe Proulx
jpproulx@canadashistory.ca
Education & Community Coordinator
Canada's History