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White Pine Pictures

White Pine Pictures: The Stowaway

For Students 9th - 10th
This site describes the background of a television documentary about a Portuguese man who stowed away on a ship to come to Newfoundland. Antonio da Silva stayed in touch with his homeland by inviting Portuguese fishermen to his home. The...
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White Pine Pictures

White Pine Pictures: The Magnificent Abersons

For Students 9th - 10th
Bob and Jane Aberson were Dutch immigrant farmers to the Manitoba prairies. Jane Aberson wrote a column in a Dutch newspaper for 30 years, describing the hardships and joys of farming life on the prairies. Her columns influenced many...
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White Pine Pictures

White Pine Pictures: Rene Richard: Painter of the North

For Students 9th - 10th
Rene Richard was a native of Switzerland who worked as a trapper and hunter to avoid the hardships of farming life that his family endured. He came to appreciate Alberta's north and went to France to train as an artist. When he returned,...
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Curated OER

Cbc.ca: Ordeal by Fire Turmoil on the Homefront

For Students 6th - 8th
While Canadians enlisted to fight the enemy across the ocean in Europe, back home in Canada there was social and political unrest. This article proves a brief overview of the situations faced on the homefront.
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Alberta Online Encyclopedia

Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Canada's Multicultural Policies

For Students 9th - 10th
The multiculturalism of Canadian society is profiled in this comprehensive resource. Diversity,celebrations,benefits, immigration policies, and much more are addressed in this site.
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White Pine Pictures

White Pine Pictures: Hungarian Revolution 1956

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the film series produced about various groups that resettled in Canada, White Pines Pictures gives a brief historical background of the wave of Hungarian immigration in 1956. Click on the teacher link at the top for lesson...
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: South and Southeast Asians of Canada

For Students 9th - 10th
A page giving the history of the immigrants of Asia to Canada. Learn about their culture, economy, society, and religion on this site.
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Paul Yee: 'The Boy in the Attic' Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This teaching guide provided by Paul Yee for his book "The Boy in the Attic" provides a summary of the story, discussion questions and classroom activities. The book explores the theme of loneliness as felt by a young boy who left his...
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Alberta Online Encyclopedia

Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Competitive Fur Trade (1850 1900)

For Students 9th - 10th
This encyclopedia article explains that competition in the fur trade did not end after the 1821 merger of the North West Company and Hudson's Bay Company. The Metis and other private traders were active with American trade companies....
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Alberta Online Encyclopedia

Alberta Online Encyclopedia: The Chinese Settlement

For Students 9th - 10th
A fascinating, authoritative look at the settlement of Alberta by Chinese people. Includes a good collection of links.
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Italians in Canada

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives an overview of the history of Italian immigration to Canada accompanied by historical photographs, letters and news clippings. One section is devoted to the life of Fortunato "Lucky" Rao, an Italian labour leader with the...
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Website
Other

Manitobia Life and Times: World War 1 .. The War at Home

For Students 9th - 10th
All Canadians were greatly affected by the war in Europe. The situation at home, enlistments, conscription, alien immigrants, and the changes occurring after the war ended are each reviewed in detail.
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Curated OER

Italians in Canada

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives an overview of the history of Italian immigration to Canada accompanied by historical photographs, letters and news clippings. One section is devoted to the life of Fortunato "Lucky" Rao, an Italian labour leader with the...
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Graphic
Curated OER

The History of the Chinese in Canada

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives an overview of the history of Chinese immigration to Canada accompanied by historical photographs. One section is devoted to the life of Jean Lumb who became a leader in the Chinese community. Another section describes...
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University of Alberta

Development of a Transcontinental Railway

For Students 9th - 10th
This site explains the important role the Transcontinental Railway had in the development of Canada.
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An Exploration of Historic Prejudice: Italian Digital Photo Album

For Students 9th - 10th
This photo album shows the Italians as they lived in the Kootenays in Victorian days. They are seen here building the CPR, mining and going about their lives.
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Website
Other

Who Are the Mennonites?

For Students 9th - 10th
This site invites the viewer to explore the Mennonite tapestry to learn about their history, beliefs, and culture and how they are adapting to a changing world.
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White Pine Pictures

White Pine Pictures: Sons and Daughters: The Italians of Schreiber

For Students 9th - 10th
The community of Schreiber, Ontario has deep connections with the town of Siderno in Calabria, Italy as half its occupants have ancestors who came from there. This site describes the history of the town and the making of a television...
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Alberta Online Encyclopedia

Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Heritage Edukit: The Middle East (Student)

For Students 9th - 10th
This in-depth website provides students with information, multimedia and activities, all surrounding the topic of The Middle East. An on-line multiple choice quiz has also been provided.
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White Pine Pictures

White Pine Pictures: Something From Nothing: The Schumiatcher Saga

For Students 9th - 10th
The Shumiatcher family, Russian Jews who emigrated to Canada in the early 1900's, grew to become successful business owners and professionals. This site outlines their history and details the making of a television documentary.
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White Pine Pictures

White Pine Pictures:brothers From Vietnam, the Story of the Lais and the Bessais

For Students 9th - 10th
The Bessai family of Edmonton sponsored a Vietnamese family in 1979 after the Vietnam War ended, and helped them to settle into a new life in Canada. Their families became close friends. This site describes their story and gives...
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White Pine Pictures

White Pine Pictures: Ma Vlast (My Homeland): The Jiraneks in Canada

For Students 9th - 10th
Michael and Renata Jiranek defected from Czechoslovakia in 1968 after the Russian invasion of Prague. They settled on a farm in Alberta and began to teach figure skating. One of their students was Kurt Browning who became a world figure...
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Immigration and Ethnic History Society

Iehs: Patrick Lacroix, "Refugee Soldiers, American Patriots"

For Students 9th - 10th
This article focuses on the American Revolution and the British invasion of Canada.
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White Pine Pictures

White Pine Pictures: Wrestling With the Spirit: A Doukhobor Story

For Students 9th - 10th
This site describes the experiences of a Doukhobor family, the Perverseffs, who settled in Saskatchewan after coming to Canada in 1899. It provides background to a television documentary about them.

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