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University of New Brunswick (Canada)

Henry George Clopper Ketchum the Railway to Glory or Despair

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a fascinating, largely forgotten piece of Canadian history. In the late 19th century, Henry Ketchum, an engineer from Fredericton, New Brunswick, envisioned the building of a railway to transport ships from the Bay or Fundy to...
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PBS

Empire of the Bay: Louis Riel

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Riel's biography provides learner's with the opportunity to explore who Riel was and his significance to Canadian history.
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Other

Black History Canada : The Arts

For Students 9th - 10th
An informative look at the influence of African music in Canada.
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Handout
Canadian Museum of History

Canadian Museum of History: People of the Jaguar

For Students 6th - 9th
This resource recounts how the Maya Jaguar God defied death by becoming the Sun God each morning. It also discusses the artistic achievements of the Maya people.
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Other

General History of the Boer War

For Students 9th - 10th
A look at Canada's involvement in the Boer War. The researcher is provided with details of the conflict and the scope of Canada's military involvement. As the author of the site is a British Columbia museum, there is also a link that...
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Other

Canadian Museum of History: Gateway to Aboriginal Heritage: Amazing Objects

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students learn the basics of archeology by examining Native artifacts and interpreting the objects. A downloadable lesson plan and student activity sheet are provided.
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Handout
Alberta Online Encyclopedia

Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Understanding Canadian Diversity in Alberta

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides an in-depth overview regarding diversity in Alberta. Timelines, biographies, rights/responsibility and more are highlighted. Users may view pictures or listen to stories from real-life people who have experienced or...
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Alberta Online Encyclopedia

Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Alex Decoteau Edukit: Teachers

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Resource provides teachers with a series of eleven (11) lesson plans that surround the life of Alex Decoteau. All lessons can be downloaded and range from poetry to newspaper article activities.
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Alberta Online Encyclopedia

Alberta Online Encyclopedia: St. Paul

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about St. Paul--from its community to its cultural life to the people and families that enriched it.
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Curated OER

Cbc: Adventurers and Mystics: Europe and the New World

For Students 9th - 10th
From the CBC television series about Canadian history comes this summary of the English and French search for a Northwest Passage. Find out how these explorations laid the basis for their claims in the New World.
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Alberta Online Encyclopedia

Alberta Online Encyclopedia: The Slavey (Dene Tha') Nation

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the Slavey Nation and their connection to Treaty 8 within this site by the Virtual Museum of Canada.
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Handout
Alberta Online Encyclopedia

Alberta Online Encyclopedia: The Beaver Nation

For Students 9th - 10th
The rites of passage among the Beaver Nation are explored on this site, along with other aspects of their culture. Information about Treaty 8 is also provided.
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Other

Klondike Kate

For Students 3rd - 8th
Biographical information on "Klondike Kate" Ryan who played a role in Canadian history by becoming the first female gold inspector during the Klondike gold rush. She was also a nurse, political figure, and business woman.
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Other

Museum of Health Care: Joint Replacement

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a fascinating exhibit on the history of joint replacement. According to the resource, 40,000 Canadians need a joint replaced each year. Look at some of the materials used in the past and today, how orthopedic surgeons learned...
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Other

Memorial U. Of Newfoundland: Religion, Society and Culture in Newfoundland

For Students 9th - 10th
Collections of papers on Native Religions, Anglicans, Roman Catholics, Methodists, Moravians, Congregational Presbyterians, The Salvation Army and the Pentecostals as they appear in Newfoundland and Labrador's history.
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University of British Columbia

Ubc Library: The Chung Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a fabulous collection of artifacts related to Chinese immigration to British Columbia. Although most of the artifacts are not online, there is a lengthy video interview with Dr. Wallace Chung, the collector, and detailed...
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University of Alberta

University of Alberta: The Edmonton and Slave Lake Railway

For Students 9th - 10th
This brief history recounts the construction in 1899 of the the Edmonton and Slave Lake Railway by a group of businessmen with an interest in exploiting the mineral deposits in the Athabasca Landing and Lesser Slave Lake area.
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University of Alberta

University of Alberta: The Edmonton, Yukon and Pacific Railway

For Students 9th - 10th
The Edmonton, Yukon and Pacific Railway was incorporated in 1896 to provide a rail connection between two political and economic rivals, Strathcona in the south and Edmonton in the north. This is a brief history of its evolution.
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University of Alberta

University of Alberta: The Calgary and Edmonton Railway

For Students 9th - 10th
This history of The Calgary and Edmonton Railway is an account of the necessity to build branch lines in order for the Canadian Pacific Railway to develop its vast land holdings on the prairies. Included are maps, photographs and primary...
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Oxfam

Oxfam Canada

For Students 9th - 10th
Oxfam Canada looks to rid the world of poverty and injustice. Their official website outlines their history and their mission.
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Gabriel Dumont Institute

The Hudson's Bay Company Trading System [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 8th
A 42 page learning module presenting a detailed history of the Hudson's Bay Company and the development of their fur trading routes. This document, published in PDF format, contains maps of the trading system, historical timelines and...
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Other

The Virtual Historian: Persons's Case

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will examine letters and legal documents associated with the Persons Case. Through the process they will make inferences about human rights and discrimination against women dating prior to 1929 when the word "persons" in the...
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University of Alberta

University of Alberta: The Coal Branch

For Students 9th - 10th
The early railways depended on coal to fire their locomotives. Vast deposits of coal were located along the eastern slopes of the Canadian Rockies. One of the richest mining areas on the main line of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway,...
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University of Saskatchewan (Canada)

Northern Research Portal: "Art and Artists" Exhibit

For Students 9th - 10th
The Inuit and First Nations people tended to express their culture and history through artistic expression. Highlighted is the various art forms and artists of these people and especially the Northern region of Canada. Included are...

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