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Detroit News: The Hockey Game That Broke Out During a Riot

For Students 9th - 10th
The Detroit News, Detroit's daily newspaper, has a retrospective look at the Rocket Richard riot. On March 17, 1955, the newspaper reports, hockey fans in the Montreal Forum went on a seven-hour rampage of destruction and looting. The...
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Alberta Online Encyclopedia

Alberta Online Encyclopedia: St. Vincent and St. Paul

For Students 9th - 10th
The history of Franco-Alberta is explored on this site through information about the fur trade, arrival of the missionaries, settlement, schooling, arts and culture and much more.
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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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Alberta Online Encyclopedia: St. Vincent

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the history of this Franco-Alberta community through readings, a timeline and the virtual exhibit.
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Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Heritage Unique: Legacy in Wood

For Students 9th - 10th
View and learn about the beautiful Fretwork Decor of St. Vincent Church along with the Scared Works of Art of Father Charles Chalifoux. This site can be viewed in both English and French and has been produced by the St. Paul Historical...
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Wikipedia: Louis Riel (Sculpture)

For Students 9th - 10th
Louis Riel led his Metis people against the arriving European settlers. He has been called both a hero and a traitor. A statue in his honor was erected on the grounds of the Manitoba legislature. The construction of this sculpture is...
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Photograph: Hudson's Bay Company Post, Dog Head Point, Lake Winnipeg, 1884

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from the National Library of Canada's presentation on Canadian Confederation, looks at the 1870 inclusion of Manitoba. Built from the North-Western Territory, the province was founded by Metis, Francophones from Lower Canada,...
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Photograph: Inside the Hudson's Bay Company Post, Norway House, 1878

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This entry from the National Library of Canada's presentation on Canadian Confederation, looks at the 1870 inclusion of Manitoba. Built from the North-Western Territory, the province was founded by Metis, Francophones from Lower Canada,...
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Woodcut: Winnipeg, 1871

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This entry from the National Library of Canada's presentation on Canadian Confederation, looks at the 1870 inclusion of Manitoba. Built from the North-Western Territory, the province was founded by Metis, Francophones from Lower Canada,...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Wilfrid Laurier

For Students 9th - 10th
The seventh Prime Minister of Canada from July 11, 1896, to October 7, 1911. He was often considered one of Canada's great statesmen and the first francophone prime minister. Laurier is well known for his policies of conciliation, nation...

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