Alberta Online Encyclopedia
Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Natural Regions of Alberta
Using a colorful interactive map of Alberta, you can learn about the geographic regions of the province. Facts and photos of each region are included.
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Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Alberta's Species at Risk
This easy to follow site profiles the many species at risk in the province of Alberta. A drop menu lists each, and makes each available for collecting facts and photos. Excellent for a student researcher.
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Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Alberta's Inventors and Inventions Edukit
Both educators and students will find this site on Alberta inventors and inventions most useful.Info sheets, lesson plans, multimedia, invention diagrams, and more are included.
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Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Canada's Petroleum Heritage
Petroleum! Where does it come from? Follow its importance, technology, rank in the world, products, and more.. in this colorful, informative web site.
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Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Humans and the Environment
Alberta and the rest of Canada have been affected over the centuries by man's influence!Follow the effects by way of a series of dropdown menus. Excellent source of information for students and educators alike.
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Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Canada's Petroleum Heritage
Canada's Petroleum Heritage website is a learning resource that presents the oil and gas industry from past to present. Its rich history, the challenges it faces today and its future potential are explored. The site showcases the people,...
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Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Alberta Heritage: How the West Was Young
A look inside the history of the province of Alberta. The resource delves into the following topics: Alberta's pre-contact history, its native origins, its political history, and contemporary issues, such as Alberta's vast resources in oil.
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Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Alberta Inventors and Inventions: Bruce Nodwell
Learn about Bruce Nodwell's "Nodwell 110", which is a tracked vehicle that can travel through the squishy muskeg in Alberta.
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Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Alberta Inventors and Inventions: Charles Sherwood Noble
One of Alberta's greater known inventors, Charles Noble, is explored through his biography and his impact on soil erosion, the invention of the "Noble Blade" and the history of Nobleford, a community in southern Alberta named for him.
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Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Doors Open Alberta Edukit (Student)
Using the history of architecture in Alberta, Doors Open covers topics such as the development of Alberta, diversity, Aboriginals, World War 1 and the Great Depression. Photographs, illustrations, video, audio and a variety of activities...
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Alberta Online Encyclopedia: The Cree Nation Customs and Traditions
A fascinating look into the customs and traditions of the Cree Nation. Their food sources, clothing and shelter are discussed in this informative site.
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Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Aboriginal Youth Identity Series: Spirituality & Creation
Aboriginal Spirituality and Creation is explored in a respectful and sensitive manner on this website. Through puzzles and games, images/photographs , tidbits of information and a glossary, learners are able to explore information about...
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Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Alberta, Naturally
The province of Alberta is thoroughly examined in this website provided by the Heritage Community Foundation. Ecosystems, environmental issues, geology and natural regions are all topics addressed, through pictures, audio and an on-line...
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Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Alberta Inventors and Inventions: Alex Taylor
Learn about Alex Taylor--Edmonton's first telegrapher, meteorologist, lightning manipulator and timekeeper--who is most widely know as being the father of Edmonton's telephone system.
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Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Geology
The geology of Alberta is profiled on this site. Drop menus reveal sub-topics ..geological time scale, rock formations in Alberta, and so forth.Graphics and maps are included.
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Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Methodist Missionaries in Alberta
Following the arrival of European fur traders and explorers, Christianity and religion soon followed to convert the aboriginal peoples. churches and missionaries spread throughout the prairies.
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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...
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Alberta Online Encyclopedia: The Famous 5: Heroes for Today: Nellie Mc Clung
Information and photos on this website about Nellie McClung's private life, public life and career provide excellent information about Nellie McClung--both for the educator and the learner. In addition, McClung's article "Reading...
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Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Alberta Inventors and Inventions: Andrew Briosi
Andrew Briosi created nearly 150 inventions in his life, one of which was the "Beet Lifter". Learn about this invention, and about Mr. Briosi through excerpts from his autobiography.
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Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Competitive Fur Trade (1850 1900)
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 Inventors and Inventions: Orville Newton Gilbert
Learn about Orville Gilbert's "Harvester-Stacker" which is an alternative to the traditional method of harvesting wheat which increases productivity.
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Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Alberta Inventors and Inventions: Max Bradshaw
Learn about Max Bradshaw and his creation of the "Bale Booster and Stacker" that was a part of the mechanization of farming in Alberta.
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Alberta Online Encyclopedia: North West Rebellion (1885 and After)
This article on the Northwest Rebellion offers students multiple interpretations of the events, stating the "dominant society tends to ask- How did this happen?", but the Alberta Online Encyclopedia tries to incorporate the Metis view of...
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Alberta Online Encyclopedia: The Metis in Alberta: The Beginnings
This is an informative encyclopedia entry detailing the Metis people in Alberta. To the right, there are links to further sub-entries on the Fur Trade Era, Origins and Identity, Metis of the Northwest, Political Life and Metis...